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Recent Examples of subsoil
In some areas, clay-rich subsoils are also present.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Ukraine will also retain the ownership of the subsoil.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Ukraine will also retain the ownership of the subsoil.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsoil
Noun
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This has led to the fairly obvious conclusion that this substratum of Disney’s movie-making is nothing more than brand promotion and capital gain.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Jay Michels, erosion and sediment control specialist for EOR, Tri-Lakes' consulting firm, said some are bothered by the DNR's reservations about the technology.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The widespread badlands of the modern Bighorn Basin expose remarkably fossil-rich sediments.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But after weeks of staring at bare ground, a few green shoots pushed through the dark silt.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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For millennia, the Nile's predictable annual floods deposited nutrient-rich silt on its banks, enabling agriculture to flourish in an arid landscape and giving rise to one of history's most enduring civilizations.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Dudas ended up using the boulder in his landscaping, making space for the massive rock in his front yard, adding mulch, topsoil, and indigenous plants to the area, as well as other smaller rocks.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Authorities dug up the patio, and a dog alerted to the topsoil in that area, police have said.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The region's soils consist of limestone, clay, and iron-rich loams.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Areas affected by wildfires or those with sandy soil are more prone to hydrophobia than loam or clay.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Sep. 2021
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The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.—
Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive,
oregonlive,
4 June 2020
Noun
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Brunch might mean a humus bowl layered with lamb and pickled onion, or a shakshuka made with black lime tomato stew.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unless the compost is fully broken down into humus, this incorporation will also work organic matter into the soil, which helps with aeration and further supports microorganisms.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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“Subsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsoil. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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