as in to settle
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)
the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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as in silt
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid
the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
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Recent Examples of sediment
Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2026
Then, vacuum or wipe away any loose crumbs, grease, or other sediment or food bits stuck in the oven before starting the cycle.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The exploration data collected to-date indicates that previous historical open pit heap leaching operations did not advance their plans to develop attractive, wide, shallow gold-silver mineralization hosted in major structural zones in the Bisbee Group sediments west of the Contention Pit.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
Noun
Currently, after storms, Greeley Water is having to combat issues with sediment and debris in their water because of the Cameron Peak Fire and East Troublesome Fire of 2020.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2026
Then, vacuum or wipe away any loose crumbs, grease, or other sediment or food bits stuck in the oven before starting the cycle.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sediment
Verb
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The Trojans eventually settled in on offense, but their stifling defense would have to lead the way throughout.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The former duchess reportedly owed Johnny O’Sullivan a little under £100,000, which Epstein helped her settle after her bankruptcy in 2010.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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Over centuries, silt gradually pushed the shoreline further away, contributing to Ephesus’ abandonment by the time of the Ottoman era in the 15th century.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Its heliacal rising would herald the annual flooding of the Nile Valley, the waters re-fertilizing the fields with silt.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Prospective umpires get filtered into the minor leagues from there.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The chip first filters out irrelevant visual data and identifies only key changes in a scene.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Not a single witness deposition has been taken.—
Mark Curriden,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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He and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are expected to appear for congressional depositions about Epstein later this month.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to Martin, though, around six to 10 of the anglers had already sent in deposits.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2026
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Made up mostly of calcium carbonate minerals, Roman travertine was formed hundreds of thousands of years ago by deposits of calcium, sulfur and other minerals, and shows the region's history of volcanic eruptions, forests and fossils in its striated layers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The polyester precipitates from the solvent upon cooling, and can likewise be reused.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Nov. 2025
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The longer this cooling time is, the more likely the individual precipitate is to grow, according to details released by MIT.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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