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Recent Examples of topsoil
Erosion control is another critical aspect of protecting water, as erosion leads to the loss of topsoil and contributes to leaching.
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Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Hidden for hundreds of years under 50 cm of loose topsoil in the village of Salkaya in Elazığ province, 300 miles east of Turkey’s capital Ankara, the mosaic is believed to have been laid in the late 3rd century.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
These practices consume fossil fuel, water, and topsoil at unsustainable rates and contribute to numerous forms of environmental degradation and soil depletion, diminishing biodiversity.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Hidden for hundreds of years under 50 cm of loose topsoil in the village of Salkaya in Elazığ province, 300 miles east of Turkey’s capital Ankara, the mosaic is believed to have been laid in the late 3rd century.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
These practices consume fossil fuel, water, and topsoil at unsustainable rates and contribute to numerous forms of environmental degradation and soil depletion, diminishing biodiversity.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topsoil
Noun
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Carrots need a loose loam or sandy soil and plenty of moisture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2025
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The soils consist of clay, limestone, and gravel loams.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
17 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of decomposing organic material or humus just below it.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
8 Feb. 2025
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Including the sand provides better drainage, and the humus in the compost holds nutrients and provides moisture control.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 July 2024
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And yet, researchers say their clay bodies were likely too delicate to function as toys.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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Of puppets and puppeteers: Preclassic clay figurines from San Isidro, El Salvador.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The salmon that arrived this spring are likely swimming in deep pools along the creeks, where they are expected to spawn and lay their eggs in gravel underneath clear, cold stretches of water in late September and October.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Crescent Bend Nature Park This 190-acre park in nearby Schertz has a single 1.6-mile circular gravel trail that can be looped for a longer trek or bike ride.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hackman was discovered in the mud room, adjacent to the kitchen, with his sunglasses at his side.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Vacuum and spot-shampoo the carpeting and carpeted floor mats using a home rug-cleaning spray to avoid permanent stains from ground-in mud or road salt.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While Vigna La Delizia enjoys south-east exposure and has soils rich in calcareous marl and clay, Vigna La Villa faces due east and features silt, sand, and clay soils.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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The sand that will be sucked up from the lagoon bottom will be placed on Cardiff State Beach in front of the Chart House restaurant.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the summer, the fluid in the pipes — often water and food-grade glycol, a synthetic liquid used in salad dressing — brings heat from the homes down into the earth, where the heat is released.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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On top of that, the distance from the moon to the earth makes human control impossible, so robotic probes must touch down autonomously.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topsoil. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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