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earthlike

adjective

Definition of earthlike

as in sandy

consisting or suggestive of earth the basket of garden-fresh mushrooms had that typically earthlike smell

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sandy

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Ship Bottom is another buzzy base with plenty to keep travelers entertained—from mini-golf and arcades to surf shops and ice cream parlors—and a sandy shoreline to stretch out.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
The Kordofan Observatory monitoring group said that at least 70 miners were killed or missing at the site, which stretches about a half-mile across a wide swath of fragile, sandy soil.

— Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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