colluvium

Recent Examples of Synonyms for colluvium
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The amendment would direct federal revenue from some renewable energy production into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to pay for projects like marsh creation, sediment diversion, levee building and barrier island restoration.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
  • On a table sits a drill bit used for collecting sediment samples.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
    Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Would the car get stuck in glacial silt, which sometimes acts like quicksand?
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Soils here are particularly complex, featuring chalk, sand, gravel, clay, loess, quartzite and slate.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • There are plenty of colors to choose from to suit all tastes, from practical grey marl to playful pink or festive plaid.
    Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The coats are oversized, and roomy enough to accommodate hoodies or jumpers layered underneath. Consider this a forever buy, so stick to a neutral color palette like Beckham—think navy, black or gray marl.
    Emma Spedding, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Eight hours a day, Hampton, Briggs and her dogs paddled downstream, picking through the river’s tributaries and storm detritus, as the cadaver dogs perched on the raft’s bow, following scents.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • On the south side of the 134 Freeway in Pasadena, amid the brush and the dirt and detritus, there is an empty tub of Dreyer’s vanilla ice cream and an empty drink cup from Subway.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Colluvium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluvium. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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