silted

past tense of silt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for silted
Verb
  • More than $18 billion has flooded into more than 200 biotechnology companies touting AI to expedite development, with 75 drugs or vaccines entering clinical trials, according to Boston Consulting Group.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Friends and fans alike flooded the actor’s comment section with birthday wishes.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the bond of family and a home filled with foreign languages and love prepared him for a life that would require adaptability, grit and vision.
    Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • While the interior design industry is filled with women, there are very few female executives.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 1973, a few months after canoeing the Sprewell Bluff section, Carter vetoed a dam proposal that would have inundated some of the Flint’s most iconic areas.
    David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Julia Cabot told the Daily Mail that she was inundated with texts from friends after the TikTok video of Kristin Cabot and Byron began to go viral overnight.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My smuggling vessel thrashed violently back and forth, swamped to the point of sinking, with the bilge pumps set to overdrive.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Republicans, meanwhile, have swamped the Westchester Regional Library in Miami-Dade’s western suburbs.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Silted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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