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deposition

noun

ˌde-pə-ˈzi-shən How to pronounce deposition (audio)
Definition of depositionnext
as in sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake

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Recent Examples of deposition During his deposition, when pressed about his usage of AI to create the report, Autenrieth at first pushed back. — Alyssa Spady, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The man who was believed to be trying to serve deposition papers to Kelce’s now-wife, Taylor Swift, was accused by Leawood Police of jumping a fence onto a private residence. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 The committee issued two subpoenas seeking to compel Black to produce the NDAs and to appear for a deposition July 16. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Fabrication of advanced artificial intelligence chips and high bandwidth memory requires continuous, high-volume flows of ultra-high purity gases, such as nitrogen, argon, and helium, for lithography, chemical vapor deposition, and wafer purging. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deposition
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  1. sediment
  2. deposit
  3. silt
Noun
  • The alternation of the two types of sediments suggests that debris from the broken walls was sliding down while pyroclastic material was still accumulating.
    — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Spanning parts of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, the area is best known for its rolling green hills, shaped over thousands of years by windblown sediment called loess.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sediment
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  • Buying a pre-construction unit usually means putting down an initial deposit and paying in installments as the building gets closer to being completed.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the end the answer was so obvious, so on the nose, that hopefully no socially ambitious parents put a deposit down at Marlborough, Oundle, or Wellington.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of deposit
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  • An external pre-filter head blocks silt and large particles before water is drawn into a layer filtration structure.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Its bottom is lined with soft, soupy silt that makes traditional bridge pillars impossible.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of silt

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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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