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Recent Examples of alluvium
What used to be open water was heading towards alluvium, and oblivion.
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Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2024
The tusk was covered with alluvium, possibly during a major flooding event, MDEQ said.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2024
These waters carried debris called alluvium, that makes up the Delta's fertile soil.
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Richard Mason,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2021
Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
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Tim Flannery,
The New York Review of Books,
12 Mar. 2020
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2024
The tusk was covered with alluvium, possibly during a major flooding event, MDEQ said.
—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2024
These waters carried debris called alluvium, that makes up the Delta's fertile soil.
—
Richard Mason,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2021
Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
—
Tim Flannery,
The New York Review of Books,
12 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alluvium
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Over time, filters become less effective at removing sediment, impurities, and lingering tastes from your water supply.
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But recent studies have shown that erosion can also emit CO2 by oxidizing organic carbon contained in eroding sediments.
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Some 15,000 years ago the Missoula Floods tore across the region, laying down the windblown silt, gravel, and basalt cobbles that still feed the vines today.
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The Hansen Dam Aquatic Center pool was constructed in 1999 in a $15-million project to replace a previous pool in the area that was filled with silt.
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The Rhône's predominantly granite soils versus Walla Walla's basalt bedrock, riverbed cobbles, and windblown loess.
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The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.
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Freshman Ben Smith became the first NCAA outdoor champion for Oregon in the shot put since Dean Crouser (1982) with a marl of 69-0 1/2.
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Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins.
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Rather, our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles—not just meteoroids but larger bodies, such as comets, asteroids, and other cosmic detritus—and Earth is right in the firing line.
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Want to take a dip but daunted by the scum and detritus on your pool's walls, floors, and surfaces?
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Much of the valley sits over an ancient riverbed, with the hillsides composed of fractured sandstone and clay.
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Its beige/clay color is also an easy one to pair with all styles of outfits.
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“Alluvium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alluvium. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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