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
Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: Federal, state and local authorities broke ground last week on the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project, which will bring freshwater, sediment and nutrients back to Louisiana's largest and last remaining coastal freshwater swamp, a press release says.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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
Noun
In an increasingly disconnected world, the film upholds not only the importance of dreams (and what they’re made of), but also the inescapable darkness which rests in the sediment of their crystallization.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: Federal, state and local authorities broke ground last week on the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project, which will bring freshwater, sediment and nutrients back to Louisiana's largest and last remaining coastal freshwater swamp, a press release says.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Wakil, who was born in Syria and raised in Venezuela before settling in Miami more than a decade ago, was a rags to riches businessman who profited from his corrupt contracts with the Venezuelan government, U.S. authorities say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Environmental Design International settled with the plaintiffs in 2023, said Matthew Sims, an attorney for the plaintiffs, and the settlement agreement is confidential.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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But because of all the silt and sand and gravel, the water moves very slowly, only about a foot a day – a mile in 15 years.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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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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Lower rents for new leases are finally filtering into rates for existing tenants.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Here's how to blend AI insights with your human touch: • Intuition Integration: Use AI insights as a starting point, but always filter them through your intuition and experience.—
Aleesha Webb,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Summers recalled in her deposition, prompting her to realize the same.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Both sides also still need to conduct approximately 50 depositions prior to trial, the attorneys wrote.—
Sean Emery,
Orange County Register,
16 Jan. 2025
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Limestone Most prominently in Texas Hill Country and Central Texas, clearer, bluer waters can sometimes be attributed to the abundance of natural deposits and quarries of limestone that are native to the area.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Capital One customers across the country have reported experiencing problems with receiving paycheck deposits or making transactions.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Says the report: The calomel is captured as a precipitate and transferred to a mercury recycler who presumably converts it to elemental mercury and sells it into commerce. . . .—
Sallie Tisdale,
Harper's Magazine,
2 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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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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