Thesaurus results for DEPOSITION

deposition

noun

ˌde-pə-ˈzi-shən

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as in sediment

matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake

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Recent Examples of deposition The committee videotaped and released a recording of the Clintons' deposition to the public. —

Ava Berger, NPR, 29 May 2026 During the deposition, in February 2025, the nonprofit’s lawyers asked Andreatta about her 2023 breakfast meeting with the nonprofit’s president and CEO Keith Diederich. —

Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026 The patterns are not buried in internal documents waiting for a future deposition. —

Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 The 420 square feet the axe-throwing business lost was absorbed by neighboring Sinkers, according to a deposition that took place in late 2025. —

Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deposition

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In response to the application, the USACE said the project’s soil erosion and sediment control plan would require review by the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Water receptacles across the facility were reported to be dirty, including a bowl shared by 15 goats, a turkey, seven chickens, a llama and a potbellied pig, which contained brownish-black sediment and thick green algae.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026