Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silted
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Pasadena City Councilmember Rick Cole said the city's nonemergency line was flooded with calls from people confused about what was happening.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
4 June 2026 -
The dam failure, later blamed on poor design, flooded five counties and inundated more than 300 square miles, with water traveling 155 miles downstream, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Brith, filled with a sudden dread, stands very still, watching it, and the dog, sensing something, emits a low growl.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Network engineers are inundated with data from tools built for monitoring, change management, configuration management, incident response and more.—
Nikhil Handigol,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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They're laid, each fall, in ephemeral ponds; on dry mounds, like the one Dahrouge is circling, that should be inundated by winter's rains.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Bay Area hotel industry is being swamped by waves of loan defaults, plunging values and foreclosures as the sector seeks to gain its footing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that rattled the worldwide lodging and travel sectors.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Barcelona’s dining scene is rightly one of the most celebrated in Europe, but as the city struggles with overtourism, popular spots have become swamped.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Silted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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