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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marl
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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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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
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Timber cutting in the Adirondack Mountains was causing so much erosion that the eastern canal’s feeder rivers were filling up with silt.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Maurepas is known to be resting under layers of sediment about 50 feet below the waterline.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Though the structures appear to only be heads, many of them have full bodies that have been concealed by sediment over the centuries.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 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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The set is available in 19 colors, including a rich clay shade ideal for autumn.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The wafer-thin coating of clay remained long after the underlying tissues decayed completely, retaining their detailed morphology and forming a perfect clay mask.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Also producing are Andrew Miano and Weitz via their shingle Depth of Field, while Clooney will also produce with his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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The film is lead produced by Faisal Baltyour, alongside co-producers Ayman Jamal, Mohamed Alawi and Egypt’s Mohamed Hefzy through his Film Clinic shingle.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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This clay molding process was known to preserve the form of soft animals in oxygen-poor areas, such as the muds at the bottom of lagoons and deep-sea trenches, Sereno says.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Turbulence in Lake Nyos changes the color from clear blue to mud-brown or reddish from iron sediments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sitting beside the star, her son Gus was pictured squishing his hands into the sand and looking down.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the year, beachgoers enjoy its rocky coves and expansive sand, as well as the cliffs and headlands that preside over its shorelines.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Marl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marl. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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