silted

past tense of silt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for silted
Verb
  • The idea of bringing Pip to the local dog park flooded me with terror.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • The view from the window flooded See with memories from her childhood.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Days filled with seemingly endless sunlight, tables piled high with fresh seafood and fleetingly in-season strawberries, cozy lakeside cottages… there’s a lot to love about a Scandinavian summer.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026
  • Months after the state's original announcement to rehab the facilities, Logan County residents filled a series of hearings to protest the state's apparent plan to build both facilities in Crest Hill.
    Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • But the firm ended its involvement with the company after being inundated with claims the firm could not fulfill since American Log Homes claims to have few assets, an attorney for Grier, Wright and Martinez told the company’s former customers in a June 5 letter.
    Amber Gaudet June 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • Courtney Johnston, a member of the metropolitan council whose district includes the zoo, said she was being inundated by messages from concerned residents.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rising property values for logistics and industrial buildings contrast with the delinquent loans and foreclosures that have swamped the Bay Area’s office, hotel, and apartment markets.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • 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 13 Jun. 2026.

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