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Recent Examples of loam
The soils, shaped by glacial activity, consist of sandy loam and glacial till, offering excellent drainage and contributing natural minerality.
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Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
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
The region's soils consist of limestone, clay, and iron-rich loams.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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
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Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
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
The region's soils consist of limestone, clay, and iron-rich loams.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loam
Noun
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Use The Right Potting Medium Fill containers with a high-quality potting mix rather than gardening soil or topsoil, which can contain weeds, fungi, and harmful insects.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Even the coarsest topsoil, something that would be magical in a vegetable garden, is way to fine-grained to adequately drain if used in a container.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The plant thrives in moist, humus-rich woodland soil but also grows in average garden soil.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
13 Apr. 2026
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About 10 pounds of marinated chicken and about a half-pound of humus and cut tomatoes measured above safe temperatures.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s an energy in those rooms — messy, focused, and alive — as students mix paint colors, shape clay, and debate whether a line should be thicker or thinner.—
Gale Brewer,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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That’s why a fine textured soil, like clay, drains more poorly than does a coarse, sandy soil.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Apr. 2026
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Chokecherry red with aspen green, with mud brown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The appeal of Larsson lies less in her songcraft than in her got-it-out-the-mud performer’s grit.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Weedy Driveways Concrete and gravel can become an eyesore once weeds grow through the cracks and take over.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Prevent this by replacing the wood mulch near your home with gravel or stone.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Traffic was heavy Saturday as concertgoers made their way to A1A, where the festival is set up on the sand at the south end of the beach.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some began mining sand for the construction industry, to the frustration of the Great Green Wall department, which sees it as destructive to the environment.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But that scene just felt really human and really unfortunate and more down to earth.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Richard Branson’s space-tourism venture just reopened ticket sales for its spacecraft, which will whisk you away on a suborbital journey above the earth.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Loam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loam. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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