deposition

noun

ˌde-pə-ˈzi-shən How to pronounce deposition (audio)
Definition of depositionnext
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 Judge Wang found in January that Monaco was not adequately prepared for his first deposition and ordered him to sit for another in April. — Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 The sheer number of cases moving through the docket creates specific timing dynamics that affect when cases settle, how depositions are scheduled and how judges manage trial calendars. — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 Punctuating the fairly flat state, the Badlands contain rock formations that have resulted from millions of years of deposition and hundreds of thousands of years of erosion. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 The dietitian thought there might be a correlation, according to an internal Abbott summary of the complaint shown during Colombo’s deposition. — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for deposition
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  1. sediment
  2. deposit
  3. silt
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  • Smoke and soot sediment were ubiquitous, with soot often piling up on cars and windowsills.
    — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
  • Salvage operations commenced immediately but accomplished little, and the wreck gradually disappeared into the sediment of the Solent.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
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  • Georgia’s Okefenokee, meanwhile, sits in the subtropical climate band, where peat deposits are more scarce — and where most that do remain have been altered by humans.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Jadar deposit in western Serbia, for instance, ranks among the most significant in the world, estimated to be capable of meeting as much as 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of deposit
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  • The water drew back from the house, left a thick, stinking silt across the floor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The valley floor is silt and loess left by the ice-age Missoula Floods, the glacial-lake megafloods that repeatedly drowned the region.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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