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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedimented
  1. settled
  2. filtered
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  • The firm later represented the NCAA in the consolidated House litigation that settled last year, clearing the way for schools to directly pay players.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Was there a kind of indifference — not cold, but settled — in which nothing felt particularly more significant because an end was coming?
    — Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of settled
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  • Maintain clean equipment and use filtered or bottled water; regularly clean the portafilter, steam wand, and machine.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
  • For starters, neither file is filtered beyond building classification code.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of filtered

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“Sedimented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedimented. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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