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Noun
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These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Benghazi’s Ganfuda Detention Center, dozens of young women and girls crowd the floor of a warehouse strewn with foam mattresses and the plastic-bag detritus of an itinerant life.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Among the sea of urban detritus that seemed to stretch for miles, the line itself could not be seen from the IDF outpost.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Loesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loesses. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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