as in to settle
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)
the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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as in silt
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid
the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
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Recent Examples of sediment
Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024
Today, the canals and ponds are mostly full of sediment.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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The exploration data collected to-date indicates that previous historical open pit heap leaching operations did not advance their plans to develop attractive, wide, shallow gold-silver mineralization hosted in major structural zones in the Bisbee Group sediments west of the Contention Pit.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
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The test drilling got through a lot of sediment and then 13 meters of basalt, but the mantle remained inviolate.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024
Today, the canals and ponds are mostly full of sediment.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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In recent years, programs such as grants to settle in Tuscan villages, and Mediterranean islands that sell homes for less than the price of a cup of coffee, have presented tempting opportunities for aspiring expats.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, Prime, Reddy and one of Prime’s doctors agreed to pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that Prime paid the doctor kickbacks for patient referrals, among other allegations.Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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The rush of water carried some silt and old algae with it, resulting in a temporary loss of water quality, a spokesperson for the Klamath River Restoration Corporation said.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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After the Mary Rose came to rest at the bottom of a strait in the English Channel, a layer of silt cloaked the ship and the hundreds of crew who died on board.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Larger particles are expected to be filtered out to some extent, perhaps snagged in our nose or coughed up.Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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The whiskey is non-chill filtered and comes in with a 47 ABV.Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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As a result, Paige is often infuriating during meetings and depositions, dropping youth-speak like gaslit and my guy while taking the kind of aggressive posture that looks impressive on video and fires up followers.Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs in that case have said they were surprised by the shooting and unsure whether it was connected to the Stines deposition, which lasted several hours.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
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This step takes a lot more money than most people realize and can often require funding of at least 20% of the total budget of a film, including to acquire rights, commission a screenplay, and escrow deposits to attach talent.Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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My business generates about $18,000 a month in passive income, based on my calculations from a recent month’s deposits.Amy Landino, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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As the water increases in temperature, CaCO3 undergoes a chemical reaction and precipitates out of the water, forming incrustants, or little crystals.Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2024
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Gadgil and his students have been exploring several methods to perform the actual arsenic removal, generally involving binding up the poison into a precipitate that can be filtered.Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2015
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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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