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Recent Examples of loam
Carrots need a loose loam or sandy soil and plenty of moisture.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Plants thrive in fertile, slightly acidic loam or sand loam.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Loam The word loam is used to describe soils with a good mixture of sand, silt, and clay, as well as organic matter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Then a month later, Hurricane Hanna hit South Texas and deep gashes appeared in the sandy loam under the wall.
—Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Plants thrive in fertile, slightly acidic loam or sand loam.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Loam The word loam is used to describe soils with a good mixture of sand, silt, and clay, as well as organic matter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Then a month later, Hurricane Hanna hit South Texas and deep gashes appeared in the sandy loam under the wall.
—Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loam
Noun
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Last month, archaeologists were able to start excavating and securing the site, which is located on a low beach embankment and protected only by a thin layer of topsoil.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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Green harvesting spares the air, preserves topsoil, and provides leafy residue to turn into byproducts and mulch, thereby creating new sources of revenue and jobs.—
Colin Walkes,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Collectively, these leftovers become part of the humus of the soil, helping retain water and support soil-dwelling microbes, invertebrates and roots.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of decomposing organic material or humus just below it.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
8 Feb. 2025
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The transition from clay to grass has proven tough for most players, and the last woman to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season was Serena Williams a decade ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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In the 1960s, geologist Walter Alvarez discovered a thin layer of black clay in rocks around the world.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The crews used an excavator to lift the uninjured Dancer out of the mud, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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This skepticism led Holliday and his team to use new material — ancient mud — to confirm their original dating estimates.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Finally, the property has a deep-water dock and moorings, granite outcroppings, a gravel beach area, and pathways throughout the sprawling acreage.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Grass for gravel The historic White House Rose Garden is getting a new look.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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San Clemente, like most Southern California coastal cities, needs more sand to restore its eroding beaches.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The waterproof mesh material resists water and allows sand to fall through, keeping the interior clean.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Why on earth would Amazon invest such substantial amounts in human capital with an eye on shedding it?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Thanks to television, Swaggart helped spread the Pentecostal movement to the uttermost parts of the earth.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
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“Loam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loam. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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