marl

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Recent Examples of marl 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 There are plenty of colors to choose from to suit all tastes, from practical grey marl to playful pink or festive plaid. Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023 The coats are oversized, and roomy enough to accommodate hoodies or jumpers layered underneath. Consider this a forever buy, so stick to a neutral color palette like Beckham—think navy, black or gray marl. Emma Spedding, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2023 There are riverine deposits of sand, silt and gravel, as well as outcroppings of limestone and marl. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 In 1998, outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a hydraulic excavator at Buesching’s Peat Moss & Mulch stripped back a layer of peat and struck bone in the underlying marl. Peter Brannen, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 But fashions change, and most observers believe that the limestone and marl here is much better suited to chardonnay than pinot noir. Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 6 June 2021 Inconsistency might also be attributed to differences in microclimates, altitude and soils, with some of the wines coming from limestone, sandstone and marl, and others coming from clay-rich soils. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marl
Noun
  • At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The tusk was covered with alluvium, possibly during a major flooding event, MDEQ said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • First, twenty-four feet of Colonial-era infill, composed of gravel, silt, concrete, steel, bricks, and chunks of old shipwrecks and docks.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The main distinction is the type of material involved: mudslides are composed of fine silt and saturated soil, whereas landslides might consist of a combination of dirt and heavier debris, according to the California Department of Education.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Efforts to dig out the driver and remove sediment have failed, and a drone sent into the hole also made no progress.
    Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The belief is that surrounding sediment flowed into the pipe and created a hollow space under the road, which was unable to hold up the weight as vehicles passed, the outlet added.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Soils here are particularly complex, featuring chalk, sand, gravel, clay, loess, quartzite and slate.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • The League offers trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand leagues to secondary and postsecondary schools across the country.
    Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Cook the clay pot over medium-high heat until steam begins to billow, approximately 17 minutes.
    Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Many hillside homes were built with combustible wood shingle roofs.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Related Articles Insurance regulators slash Citizens’ requested rate hikes for 2025 Asphalt shingle roofs begin to lose wind resistance after only 10 years, state officials say DeSantis’ 2025-26 budget request seeks $590 million in additional funding for the popular program.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The fires have been lousy for wildlife as well as humans: Biologists were forced to rescue hundreds of endangered steelhead trout from the Santa Monica Mountains, before a storm arrived to bury them in a post-fire slurry of mud.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Divers faced intense mud and near-zero visibility, despite the aircraft resting in only a few feet of water.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Something about watching the sunset with your toes in the sand just hits different.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Getting to put your feet in the sand, looking out at the ocean, and feeling like everything’s okay here.
    The Editors of AD, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Marl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marl. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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