SEDIMENTED Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

sedimented

verb

past tense of sediment

as in settled

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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Recent Examples of sedimented It’s really sedimented and entangled. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026

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Global crude prices settled as high as $114 a barrel in May, as strikes in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz choked off supplies from the Gulf.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
But everybody settled in, with time to do so thanks to the league’s return to an untimed format.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

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Vogue is committed to reporting and riffing on the global fashion conversation—always filtered through the lens of culture and what’s happening in the world at large.

— Vogue, Vogue, 14 July 2026
The shepherd observed as Underwood boiled and stirred and filtered his brew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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