marl

noun

Definition of marlnext
as in alluvium

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Recent Examples of marl Freshman Ben Smith became the first NCAA outdoor champion for Oregon in the shot put since Dean Crouser (1982) with a marl of 69-0 1/2. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026 Mazzei explains that Il Caggio features a combination of factors ideal for Sangiovese, including altitudes between 1,050 and 1,150 feet, which ensure balanced ripening, and deep and well-drained clay, schist, and calcareous marl soils dotted with a type of sandstone that imparts intense minerality. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025 In Friuli Venezia Giulia, the soils are rich in marl and sandstone, locally referred to as ponca. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 The region’s soil mixture of marl, clayey limestone, marine sandstone, and rough clay draws out Glera’s creamy texture and fresh peach notes, the wine’s signature aromatic characteristic. — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marl
  1. alluvium
  2. silt
  3. sediment
  4. loess
  5. clay
  6. shingle
  7. mud
  8. sand
Noun
  • What used to be open water was heading towards alluvium, and oblivion.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
  • At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of alluvium
Noun
  • At a final construction update held near the crossing Thursday, Robert Rock, lead landscape architect and principal designer for the crossing, explained that the soil in the area is rich in clay and silt.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of silt
Noun
  • The new study analyzed over 60 sediment samples collected deep within the CCFZ by the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • It was subsequently covered up by sediment, kind of like a shipwreck on the beach.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sediment
Noun
  • Spanning parts of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, the area is best known for its rolling green hills, shaped over thousands of years by windblown sediment called loess.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The base played a critical role in national defense, housing a command bunker, planted deep into the regional loess, that was designed to withstand a nuclear blast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of loess
Noun
  • The 25th-seeded Spaniard, who won the ATP 250 Chengdu Open in China last month, reached the second Masters final of his career after losing on clay at Monte Carlo in 2022.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And yet, for a millennia after the fall of Rome, the world largely forgot about concrete, until, in the 18th century, an English mason found that mixing limestone and clay could form a paste that hardened underwater.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of clay
Noun
  • The Irish production and distribution shingle, which specializes in horror and adjacent genre movies, is handling worldwide sales on the film, which recently wrapped principal photography.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The clock keeps running on every shingle after the inspector leaves.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of shingle
Noun
  • On the final day of making the world within her new album, Remi Wolf created mud.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But danger remained as waves crashed into beachfront homes in Long Beach, large rocks and mud hurtled down a mountain onto a highway south of Palm Desert, and flood water submerged the parking lot of a casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of mud
Noun
  • Beaches typically go through a seasonal cycle with powerful winter waves dragging sand out to sea and more mild summer waves depositing the sand back onshore.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The storm made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast area known for powdery white-sand beaches and dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars, and seafood shacks.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of sand

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