gley

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Noun
  • The water had a tinge of mud in it, a sign of spring runoff, explained Bliss.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Argentine investigators trudging through mud to retrieve the dead rats declined to speak to journalists about their work.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Middle school students in the Two-Dimensional Design class made the mural design and the clay fish and the Craft & Design and Yearbook classes created all the mosaic fish.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.
    Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Install a soaker hose or drip irrigation and mulch around the plants to preserve soil moisture.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 May 2026
  • On-site composting, for instance, turns all organic wet waste into reusable soil for the more than 3,300 plants in the hotel and garden.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • To clean door seals, if applicable, use vinegar or other cleaners to help keep out mold and muck.
    Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 16 May 2026
  • But during World War II, about 20,000 acres of Lake Apopka’s north shore were drained and converted into muck farms to grow vegetables needed to feed troops for a nation at war with Axis forces in Europe, Africa and the Pacific.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Then, follow the winding roads to Gelso, home to a black-sand beach and the waterfront Trattoria Da Pina, also referred to as Trattoria Dai Maniaci.
    Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
  • Beach boot camp takes place in the sand, and pickleball courts were recently added alongside tennis courts.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Back in the ‘80s, Breitling’s then-owner Ernest Schneider teamed up with the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force squad who execute precise, choreographed routines in the sky, to create a timepiece that could perform in the cockpit and look good back down on earth, too.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
  • Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Sandy soil is more prone to hydrophobia than loam or clay.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Soil types include gravel and sedimentary loam closer to the river and volcanic rock distributed on the hillsides, a combination that adds distinct aromas, flavors, and minerality to the wines made here.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, aloe and soothing kaolin clay hydrate and cleanse dry scalps, as well as your hair.
    Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Another technique used at Barone Pizzini is spraying kaolin, a white dust, on the leaves to improve photosynthesis and reflect solar rays.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Gley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gley. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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