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
  • Without an excavation to remove the sediment, the open-water area will eventually be replaced by a marsh and then a meadow.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The drilling project encountered issues, including sediment washing into a wetland and a borehole being left unfilled.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because of the weir, the 220-acre lagoon can’t flow freely to the ocean and is slowly filling with silt and reeds.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When high tides arrive, water brings silt into the bay.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other standout options include clay and lip mask beloved by Glamour editors.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The white clay room and red clay room were on point.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • No writing room can be pristine, but the detritus must not outweigh the buzzing, trembling atmosphere of solemn, serious work.
    Katie da Cunha Lewin September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Any kind of hard material attracts fauna in water, says Andrey Vedenin, a marine biologist at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Germany, who was not involved in the Mallows Bay study but co-authored a separate new paper that detailed wildlife thriving on war detritus in the Baltic Sea.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Shapiro, who ran IFC, Sundance Channel and Pivot during a lengthy run as a cable TV exec before hanging out his production shingle ESHAP, is an executive producer of SKIT.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Statham also returns to produce the sequel through his Punch Palace Productions shingle, alongside Chris Long (via Longshot Productions) and Wimmer.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Loess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loess. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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