as in settling
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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And when summer break came later that year, Ahmad and Marshall brought the student fight back to their hometown, setting up a RAM chapter in Philadelphia, where Moore was now settling in.—
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The two No 10s largely avoid the sort of slack passes and heavy touches that have previously halted United from properly settling into their attacking grooves.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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But filtering through every online retailer and big box store’s special savings promotions is overwhelming.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Brita Self-filtering Water Bottle Between layovers and back-to-back flights, staying hydrated can be tricky.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sedimenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedimenting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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