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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  • Klarna popped as much as 30% on the day of its New York IPO, before settling to close around 15% higher.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The sixth-year quarterback spent most of the game scanning downfield with good protection, finding nothing and settling for shorter throws.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Supporting the best candidates and filtering out the worst is necessary for both the short-term and long-term health of the party and country as a whole.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • By filtering out vibrations and electromagnetic interference, Ironstone Opal maintained accuracy without the recalibration classical systems require.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Sedimenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedimenting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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