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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loesses
Noun
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Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.—
Geoff Emberling,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026 -
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
Noun
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There, Li’s laboratory technician Duncan Hauser stripped microbial detritus from the hornwort’s leaves.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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At its heart was the Gowanus Canal, an open sewer filled with medical waste, industrial chemicals, shipyard detritus and the occasional dead body.—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
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“Loesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loesses. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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