sedimenting

present participle of sediment
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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settling
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  • The evacuation comes on the heels of Affleck settling his divorce from Jennifer Lopez on Monday.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Vikings, settling in the late eighth century, found the islands covered in prehistoric sites.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Sedimenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedimenting. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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