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soil made chiefly of loose sedimentary material that is carried by flowing water and that sinks to the bottom of a river, pond, etc.
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Recent Examples of silt
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
The Myers home sits in the middle of Strata’s range with soils made up of mostly clay, silt, silty sand and clayey sand.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2025
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2022
Throws that made octo-contact were also more likely to be accomplished with a specific set of arms, and the projectile was more likely to be silt.
—Emma Marris, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Sun Exposure: Full sun, partial shade Soil Type: Clay, loam, silt, well-draining
Soil pH: Acid to neutral (<6.0-7.5)
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Commonly known as Lenten roses, hellebores are the perfect selection for March blooms.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
The Myers home sits in the middle of Strata’s range with soils made up of mostly clay, silt, silty sand and clayey sand.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
Cathedral-like sandstone canyons were resurrected, and sunlight reached the silt-clogged floors for the first time in generations.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2022
Throws that made octo-contact were also more likely to be accomplished with a specific set of arms, and the projectile was more likely to be silt.
—Emma Marris, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silt
Noun
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There is 130 years of heavy toxic sediment in the soil of the river.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Over the course of seven years, scientists stationed at Camp Century drilled the first core of ice that captured the full thickness of the ice sheet — a depth of 4,560 feet (1,390 meters) — and included some sediment from the ground below.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Purple blossoms furred the redbuds along his driveway; here and there beneath them were sprays of yellow forsythia.—
Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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The foils can also retract, meaning that the boats aren't at risk of marine growth, which could otherwise fur them up.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN,
28 July 2022
Noun
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At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2024
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The tusk was covered with alluvium, possibly during a major flooding event, MDEQ said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2024
Verb
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More than 400 Reddit users flooded the comments section of the post with admiration, calling the moment heartwarming and even offering to help the kittens out on their journey to being adopted.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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As Hood prepares himself for the final battle, disaster strikes at home the night before he’s set to leave for Oklahoma: One of his kids intentionally floods the upstairs toilet while their father is downstairs making spaghetti.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Sep. 2021
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Soils here are particularly complex, featuring chalk, sand, gravel, clay, loess, quartzite and slate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2021
Verb
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Waiting until the last minute can lead to gridlock on the road for you and obstruct first responders trying to get to the active fire zone.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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While the state Assembly derailed that initial plan, forfeiting the grant, the push for a practical remedy to gridlock never died.—
DJ Gribbin,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Today, fast fashion in the U.S. has been swamped with competition from Chinese e-commerce companies such as Temu and Shein, which produce and sell items for pennies.—
Samantha Gowen,
Orange County Register,
5 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, Trump swamped Harris in the unincorporated areas – home to nearly half of the county’s voters in the 2024 election – with 59% of the vote to the vice president’s 41%.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Artifacts had to be carefully parsed from the detritus of war.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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Collectively, these tales form a sort of jigsaw puzzle, in which the minor character from one episode becomes the primary focus of the next or a plot-driving prop resurfaces later as background detritus.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Silt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silt. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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