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Recent Examples of loam
Michael Johnson,
Twin Cities,
23 Feb. 2026
But the conflict between Joe and Ted goes back further and is rooted in a deep loam of backstory that emerges bit by bit.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
Grown as a perennial in zones 8 to 10 and as an annual elsewhere, this plant needs plenty of sun and sandy or loamy, well-draining soil.
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Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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Noun
The soils, shaped by glacial activity, consist of sandy loam and glacial till, offering excellent drainage and contributing natural minerality.
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Michael Johnson,
Twin Cities,
23 Feb. 2026
But the conflict between Joe and Ted goes back further and is rooted in a deep loam of backstory that emerges bit by bit.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Fill the container with high-quality, loamy, well-draining potting mix.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
Grown as a perennial in zones 8 to 10 and as an annual elsewhere, this plant needs plenty of sun and sandy or loamy, well-draining soil.
—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loam
Noun
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The grinding process will leave a large mound of chips mixed with soil that will need to be removed and replaced with topsoil.
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His ideal mix for vegetables is a combination of topsoil, compost, and lava fines, aka lava sand, which help oxygenate the soil.
Noun
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This includes decaying plant and animal residues, humus, and living microorganisms.
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Composting in the garden is just a way of speeding up the natural process that creates soil all over the world, as organisms such as bacteria, fungi, insects and earthworms consume dead plants to make humus.
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Much of the valley sits over an ancient riverbed, with the hillsides composed of fractured sandstone and clay.
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Its beige/clay color is also an easy one to pair with all styles of outfits.
Noun
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Servers suggested mud crab, a variety known for its firmer, savory-sweetness that could handle the richness of the Macau-style curried coconut sauce in which it was baked.
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Pitman plunged a toilet full of dark liquid and called it mud.
Noun
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Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
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Some 15,000 years ago the Missoula Floods tore across the region, laying down the windblown silt, gravel, and basalt cobbles that still feed the vines today.
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The line was marked then, as now, by obelisks, 276 of them today, placed roughly within view of one another from El Paso west to the Pacific Ocean ‒ an early attempt to harden the line in the sand.
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Every summer, South Korea’s southern city of Busan holds a sand art exhibit on trendy Haeundae Beach.
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Big dreams may crash down to earth when daily reality gets involved.
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But from a theatrical standpoint, the opportunity to descend into the earth, wander through dark corridors, and sample historic bottles by candlelight?
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“Loam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loam. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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