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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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Hektoria rests on an ice plain, where sliding ice glides over flat sediment on the seabed.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Plumbers recommend flushing a hot water heater once a year to clear out the sediment.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Particles of silt and any rust from your plumbing join in.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many fatalities were linked to the collapse of yaodongs—homes carved into loess hillsides.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Sep. 2021
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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Born enslaved around 1800 in Edgefield, South Carolina, a region known for its rich clay, Drake (who was also known as Dave the Potter) was one of relatively few African American potters to sign his work.—
Jori Finkel,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Combining centuries-old Jewish folklore with the then-new medium of cinema, Paul Wegener and Carl Boese’s pioneering horror film draws its inspiration from a legend about a life-sized clay figure — a golem — that came to life to protect the Jews of Prague.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Alluvium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alluvium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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