Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gley
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One is a spindly stick about 2 1/2 feet (80 centimeters) long that could have been used for digging in the mud.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The ensuing attack is staged with harrowing, heart-in-mouth immediacy, shot by Jun with propulsive, handheld looseness and mud on the lens.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kitty litter is typically a mix of clay and other minerals.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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Mineral pigments and kaolin clay add believable volume without stiffness, thanks to panthenol that conditions each hair.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
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These soils are low in nutrients, drain quickly but retain small reserves of moisture, and warm rapidly in sunlight before releasing heat at night.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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According to AccuWeather, frost quakes, also sometimes called icequakes, are seismic events caused by a sudden cracking action in frozen soil or rock saturated with water or ice.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids?—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Their soils range from light volcanic sand to dense basalt rock, often layered with ash from relatively recent eruptions.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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As millions of former California residents have already concluded, that is something that no amount of sunshine, sand or Hollywood glitz and glamor can overcome.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Such deals are part of the government’s goal to pivot away from China, which dominates global rare-earth refining and magnet production.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But absolutely nothing has come back to earth.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sandy soil is more prone to hydrophobia than loam or clay.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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But the conflict between Joe and Ted goes back further and is rooted in a deep loam of backstory that emerges bit by bit.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mineral pigments and kaolin clay add believable volume without stiffness, thanks to panthenol that conditions each hair.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
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The star ingredients here are oil-absorbing clays (including kaolin and bentonite) and the brand’s signature grapeseed polyphenols, which provide free radical protection as well as combat sebum oxidation—the reason blackheads appear dark.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Gley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gley. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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