as in to settle
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)
the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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as in silt
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid
the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
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Recent Examples of sediment
Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
This ensures there will be less very fine sediment that can filter through or end up clogging the cheesecloth.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The exploration data collected to-date indicates that previous historical open pit heap leaching operations did not advance their plans to develop attractive, wide, shallow gold-silver mineralization hosted in major structural zones in the Bisbee Group sediments west of the Contention Pit.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
Noun
The study demonstrates that contemporary archaeology is not about hunting for treasure, but reading signs in the sediment and understanding relationships among all the surviving physical evidence, said Daniel Diffendale, postdoctoral researcher at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
This ensures there will be less very fine sediment that can filter through or end up clogging the cheesecloth.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sediment
Verb
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The transfer of ownership was settled in July and the total purchase price was $5,500,000, $1,071 per square foot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2025
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However, Lugo settled in and kept the deficit manageable.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Healthy soils are composed of a mixture of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter, which provide nutrients to plants and help water drain properly.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Aug. 2025
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When similar deep drawdowns occurred at Green Peter and Lookout Point dams in the Willamette Valley, downstream rivers turned brown, and silt challenged the drinking water plants serving towns such as Albany and Lebanon.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
Verb
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While these tools are typically applied for the initial candidate screening, these systems can filter out even highly-qualified candidates if their profiles don’t meet the AI system’s particular criteria.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Complicating matters further, tariffs are starting to filter through into wholesale prices.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, what can be done to avoid the risk? Lowering mercury deposition requires curbing industrial emissions.—
Eve-Lyn Hinckley,
The Conversation,
20 Aug. 2025
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Want to summarize a few dozens court opinions or a large deposition transcript?—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each positive interaction acts as a deposit in your emotional bank account, while ignoring or dismissing your partner makes a withdrawal.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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From there, make a cash deposit of at least $10 using online banking, PayPal, credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or any other preferred payment methods.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When atmospheric rivers are pushed upward, the water vapor cools, condenses and precipitates.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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While the faithful typically congregate in St. Peter's Square daily during the conclave, the public signal that a pontiff has been chosen precipitates a surge of observers rushing to be among the first to see the new pope in person.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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