alluviums

variants or alluvia
plural of alluvium

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detritus
Noun
  • Is Trump a secret minimalist, driven to limit the detritus accruing in American houses?
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
  • These microbes metabolize unspent sugars in the mash and the yeast detritus.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Alluviums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alluviums. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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