subsoiled; subsoiling; subsoils
: to turn, break, or stir the subsoil of
subsoiler
noun
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Venezuela legally retained subsoil ownership but granted or sold broad concessions to foreign operators, such as Royal Dutch-Shell.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2026
The legal infrastructure of Chile’s Mining Code of 1874 further facilitated the private appropriation of subsoil wealth.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
In some areas, clay-rich subsoils are also present.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Noun
Gro-Low sumac struggles like most other plants if the planting bed consists of rock-hard subsoil.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Venezuela legally retained subsoil ownership but granted or sold broad concessions to foreign operators, such as Royal Dutch-Shell.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2026
The legal infrastructure of Chile’s Mining Code of 1874 further facilitated the private appropriation of subsoil wealth.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
In some areas, clay-rich subsoils are also present.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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“Subsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsoil. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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