loess

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Recent Examples of loess When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 June 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place. Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loess
Noun
  • The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • On the eastern side of the escarpment near Noto Canyon is a deposit of sediment reaching up to 800 meters thick.
    Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dams hold back sediment that would normally flow to the coast.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Howell said a silt protection barrier on the street near the construction site became clogged, leading to an overflow of water.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The flood left a silt dirt behind, which can be home to these tiny flies that lay their eggs in organic matter typically found in sewer or piping systems.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So, working out that musical movie with the clay of the songs that had already been written and how to work a new scenario around that became a really fun puzzle.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Those intriguing chemical fingerprints include the iron-containing minerals vivianite and greigite, which Perseverance spotted in the clay-rich sediments of a long-dry lakebed.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The avalanche temporarily dammed the Lonza River, which runs through Blatten, and small lakes, filled with dead trees and detritus from homes, formed on each side of the village.
    Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But its detritus remains, giving rise to streaks that wow sky watchers every August.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As the rover’s instruments confirmed, the red is iron-rich mud, the purple is iron and phosphorous, the yellow and green are iron and sulfur.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What's exciting is that a combination of mud and organic matter has reacted to produce these minerals and these textures, Hurowitz said.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trapero also produced through his own shingle, Matanza Cine.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The focus is on reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke related to respiratory infections and also incorporates newer evidence on shingles.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Loess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loess. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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