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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
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Riverside towns along the French Broad, like Marshall and Hot Springs, were severely affected, with thick mud and silt plastering the buildings.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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
Would the car get stuck in glacial silt, which sometimes acts like quicksand?
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Riverside towns along the French Broad, like Marshall and Hot Springs, were severely affected, with thick mud and silt plastering the buildings.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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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Mammoth mummies are created when an animal is buried by sediments shortly after its death.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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By analyzing fossil molecules in sediments deposited around 65 to 66 million years ago in the interior of the North American continent, the scientific team reconstructed air temperatures for the entire time period.David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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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, 21 June 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
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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
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In a world flooded with ads and messages, the brands that stand out are the ones that create real, human connections through their stories.Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Quick bouts of rain temporarily flooded some roadways and underpasses in the Bay Area, submerging cars in one low-lying street in Livermore.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
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Angling for position, the taxis engage in a series of polite reversals and turns that quickly gives way to gridlock.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Their effort has been criticized as a road to gridlock while, in the aftermath instead, a summer of litigation and investigation of actions has played out.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
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The presidential election also swamped airwaves that might otherwise have been used to remind people about sign-ups.Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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But as swamped as Gunn was with Superman and various other tasks, Lorey is grateful that the filmmaker and studio co-chair was still able to be hands-on with Creature Commandos, versus redirecting him to other parties.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
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New York, like cities all over the world, has spent decades combing through the architectural detritus of industry, salvaging buildings that have outlived their purpose.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
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Finally, there are columns placed outside the gallery filled with the enriched soil from beneath the concrete and the river, all the detritus which is normally taken to the dumps which is being used to create vertical gardens, another possible re-use from the LA river.Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Silt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silt. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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