as in loose
consisting of particles that do not stick together
unconsolidated soil
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Recent Examples of unconsolidated
That loose, unconsolidated snow is more likely to slide, making avalanches potentially larger during big storms.
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Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
This combination of an unstable base below a thick layer of unconsolidated fresh snow is one of the most dangerous causes of snow avalanches in the mountains, Swain says.
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Tom Metcalfe,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
Management identified a material weakness in internal controls related to verifying information from unconsolidated subsidiaries, which has been addressed with new procedures.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
1 Apr. 2025
Wet sediment is so unconsolidated that unsuspecting people have sunk to their chests in it.
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Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2024
The vapor industry is, in short, one of relatively few unconsolidated consumer-product markets in America.
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Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2023
The final tests proved the system’s capabilities on unconsolidated, unstructured, and inclined terrains.
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IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
This combination of an unstable base below a thick layer of unconsolidated fresh snow is one of the most dangerous causes of snow avalanches in the mountains, Swain says.
—
Tom Metcalfe,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
Management identified a material weakness in internal controls related to verifying information from unconsolidated subsidiaries, which has been addressed with new procedures.
—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
1 Apr. 2025
Wet sediment is so unconsolidated that unsuspecting people have sunk to their chests in it.
—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2024
The vapor industry is, in short, one of relatively few unconsolidated consumer-product markets in America.
—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2023
The final tests proved the system’s capabilities on unconsolidated, unstructured, and inclined terrains.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconsolidated
loose
Adjective
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Diving for loose balls, boxing out, guarding whoever Steve Kerr told him to, and occasionally making a basket.
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Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.
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“Unconsolidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsolidated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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