silted

past tense of silt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for silted
Verb
  • As men, women and children flooded across the border between Morocco and Spain, into the autonomous city of Ceuta at the end of July, European populists and anti-immigrant politicians capitalized on the shocking images of human desperation.
    Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And now, since Panettiere's death, fans have again flooded Neutrogena's social media.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Here, they’re filled with crab and served as a starter, or with goat's milk ice cream and local honey for dessert.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Her 10-week trial was held in a small town in rural Victoria that was inundated with media crews and curious members of the public who queued for hours each day for a seat in the public gallery.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, sections of downtown Sanford were closed for weeks after Hurricane Ian caused Lake Monroe to overflow and inundated roads near City Hall and Marina Isle.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 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
  • According to court documents, Manuel Hernandez, the tour boat captain, made a U-turn and a swell swamped the bow, capsizing the boat with 14 people on board.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Word document was like a trail swamped with mud after torrential rain.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Silted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silted. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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