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Recent Examples of alluvium
The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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
Noun
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The Maurepas is known to be resting under layers of sediment about 50 feet below the waterline.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Though the structures appear to only be heads, many of them have full bodies that have been concealed by sediment over the centuries.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The latest fossils emerged from a layer of sandy silt just above an extraordinary trackway of hominin footprints made public last year.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Sep. 2021
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The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.—
Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive,
oregonlive,
4 June 2020
Noun
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Full fenders keep detritus and damp stuff at bay, and Tektro hydraulic brakes providing stopping power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
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No writing room can be pristine, but the detritus must not outweigh the buzzing, trembling atmosphere of solemn, serious work.—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Offered in blond, ginger, medium brown, dark brown and black hair — curly or straight — on the brand’s signature colorway — from sienna to cocoa and clay — the undergarment innovation was made available in a total of 12 colors across nine sizes.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Silt, soil and clay from the landscape upstream have been filling it in at an alarming rate.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Alluvium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alluvium. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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