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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marl
Noun
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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
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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
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When high tides arrive, water brings silt into the bay.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
25 Sep. 2025
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By leaving roots in place, the landscape may remain more stable, helping reduce sediment runoff into creeks and wetlands.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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When work is happening, enough sediment is stirred up that water can run discolored for about 24 hours after the process has been completed until the muck all settles out.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
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When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Sep. 2021
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The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.—
Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive,
oregonlive,
4 June 2020
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Other standout options include clay and lip mask beloved by Glamour editors.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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The white clay room and red clay room were on point.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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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
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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
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When the urban hot spots become too hot, head south to the turquoise waters and white-sand beaches of Okinawa, closer to Taipei than Tokyo.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some students sit in the sand due to the lack of chairs and desks.—
Ikram Talaat Ahmed,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Marl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marl. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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