topsoil
noun
top·soil
ˈtäp-ˌsȯi(-ə)l 
: surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
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High winds brought loose topsoil across the state and into the city, limiting visibility and shocking meteorologists who had not documented a weather event of this kind in the city since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
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Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
Dudas ended up using the boulder in his landscaping, making space for the massive rock in his front yard, adding mulch, topsoil, and indigenous plants to the area, as well as other smaller rocks.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Authorities dug up the patio, and a dog alerted to the topsoil in that area, police have said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
To shape the rugged Hyde Park property, 60,000 pounds of dynamite, 72,000 cubic yards of topsoil, and 57,000 linear feet of drainage pipe were used.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
Dudas ended up using the boulder in his landscaping, making space for the massive rock in his front yard, adding mulch, topsoil, and indigenous plants to the area, as well as other smaller rocks.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Authorities dug up the patio, and a dog alerted to the topsoil in that area, police have said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
To shape the rugged Hyde Park property, 60,000 pounds of dynamite, 72,000 cubic yards of topsoil, and 57,000 linear feet of drainage pipe were used.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topsoil. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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topsoil
noun
top·soil
-ˌsȯil
: surface soil usually including the rich upper layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
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