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Recent Examples of loam
Many of us can’t wait to get into our gardens, turn over that fine Illinois loam and plant.
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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
Emerging research suggests that there can be restorative effects to—for example—hearing birdsong, seeing trees, or smelling pleasant natural scents, such as loam or leaves.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
This rare sand was fine-grained and had a tiny amount of loam in it.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
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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
Emerging research suggests that there can be restorative effects to—for example—hearing birdsong, seeing trees, or smelling pleasant natural scents, such as loam or leaves.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
This rare sand was fine-grained and had a tiny amount of loam in it.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loam
Noun
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Ensuring soil is covered with a thick layer of mulch before winter helps to reduce erosion and drying winds that deplete soil nutrients by removing the fertile topsoil.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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High winds brought loose topsoil across the state and into the city, limiting visibility and shocking meteorologists who had not documented a weather event of this kind in the city since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.—
Julia Rendleman,
ProPublica,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brunch might mean a humus bowl layered with lamb and pickled onion, or a shakshuka made with black lime tomato stew.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unless the compost is fully broken down into humus, this incorporation will also work organic matter into the soil, which helps with aeration and further supports microorganisms.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Other standout options include clay and lip mask beloved by Glamour editors.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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The white clay room and red clay room were on point.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Star reported that three downpours turned the area near the stage into a mess in 2014, when mud-slinging left many attendees covered in goop.—
Dan Kelly
October 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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While clearing mud out of the car, a volunteer — who was assisting with the cleanup and recovery process — discovered an old Bible inside the Mercedes.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The steering wanders like a distracted Labrador, the ride quality is about as refined as a pogo stick on a gravel driveway, and wind noise makes the cabin sound like you’re trapped inside a tent during a storm.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Sep. 2025
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At the end of a long gravel driveway, Kevin and Amy Kirkland’s home stands alone on acres of open land.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When the urban hot spots become too hot, head south to the turquoise waters and white-sand beaches of Okinawa, closer to Taipei than Tokyo.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some students sit in the sand due to the lack of chairs and desks.—
Ikram Talaat Ahmed,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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In his nine years in the California state Assembly, the Republican lawmaker has gained a reputation for being easy to work with, reasonable and down to earth.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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She’s never gone into print about our relationship, whilst everyone on earth has sold their story.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Loam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loam. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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