gley

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Noun
  • An 8-foot alligator was discovered perfectly disguised in the mud along a southwest Florida hiking trail, and photos of the startling sight have rattled social media.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
  • The tales of professional golfers bemoaning mud balls and preferred lies will die by next week.
    Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The earthy clay hue reads modern, while the grey stripe can go coastal or cottagecore.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
  • And unlike blackhead strips or clay masks, which are typically recommended for once- or twice-weekly use, many pore-minimizing serums can be applied every day; with consistent use, meaning clearer, smoother skin in a matter of weeks.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Source: University of Manchester Graphic: Renée Rigdon, CNN Aspergillus fungi grow like small filaments in soils all over the world.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
  • Herbicides can harm the important beneficial microorganisms that make your soil a healthy environment for plants’ roots.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail.
    Gary B. Graves, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
  • The town of Grand Isle was stuck in the muck of disaster.
    Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By vacuuming microbes out of the sand, sea cucumbers reduce the growth of ecosystem-smothering algae as well as nasty bacteria that cause coral disease: A 2024 experiment found that removing sea cucumbers on two Pacific reefs led to a surge in sickness and death among many staghorn corals.
    Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
  • The fees will remain for swimming and launching watercraft, but the south end of the beach will be free to those who simply want to sit on the beach or relax in the sand, McNamara said.
    Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Looking past the heavy material, a cycle of generational abuse is broken and a familial arc is beautifully framed by co-writers Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, with the symbolism of a plane passing by overhead as souls departing earth.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 May 2025
  • Walking into the library, your first point of contact is with the intricate wooden carving of Coatlicue, the Aztec earth goddess and mother of the gods, who has twin serpents for a head and is a symbol of creation and destruction.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, kaolin clay keeps the product in place by absorbing excess oil production.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 May 2025
  • The formula stars ingredients like exfoliating, brightening charcoal, and creamy kaolin clay to achieve that mask effect to tackle hair below the surface, slowing future growth, all while moisturizing and cleansing pores.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Many of us can’t wait to get into our gardens, turn over that fine Illinois loam and plant.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Those interactions spring from the rich loam of history and lore that gives the sport its halcyon glow, and from which even a humble amateur game absorbs vicarious grandeur.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Gley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gley. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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