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gault

noun

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chiefly British

as in clay

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But this isn’t your average tennis court, with a chandelier somehow hanging from above and instead of grass or clay, there’s a damask carpet design laid between the lines.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Lacoste took inspiration straight from the tennis court, showing jeans with clay-like stains.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of clay

Noun

On the final day of making the world within her new album, Remi Wolf created mud.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
But danger remained as waves crashed into beachfront homes in Long Beach, large rocks and mud hurtled down a mountain onto a highway south of Palm Desert, and flood water submerged the parking lot of a casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mud

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While dating the large paintings is difficult, the researchers found that a number of images of Rainbow Serpents were rendered on top of older paintings in white pipe clay (kaolin).

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
It’s also made with kaolin clay, which will absorb excess oil to help prevent future breakouts.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 July 2026

Definition of kaolin

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Seafood gumbo was placed on the hot table to reheat rather than properly reheating prior to placing on the hot table.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Strained, the broth is savory and often used as a base for hearty dishes, like soups, grits, jambalaya, gumbo, casseroles, and more.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of gumbo

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Beaches typically go through a seasonal cycle with powerful winter waves dragging sand out to sea and more mild summer waves depositing the sand back onshore.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The storm made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast area known for powdery white-sand beaches and dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars, and seafood shacks.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of sand

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In Richard’s hands, Creole culture is rooted and migrant, soil and air.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
The footpad cannot extract energy from chemically inert surfaces such as plastic, glass, soil, or organic tissue, prompting the team to add a small onboard supercapacitor to buffer power across dead zones.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

In real-world tests, the hand crawled across 14 different surfaces including smooth floors, metal grates, grass, and gravel.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026
For example, a gravel art installation on the roof of a lower floor allows guests in higher floors and on the roof to see it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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