subsoil

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Recent Examples of subsoil In some areas, clay-rich subsoils are also present. 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 See All Example Sentences for subsoil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsoil
Noun
  • 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
  • This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.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
  • The Maurepas is known to be resting under layers of sediment about 50 feet below the waterline.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Though the structures appear to only be heads, many of them have full bodies that have been concealed by sediment over the centuries.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Timber cutting in the Adirondack Mountains was causing so much erosion that the eastern canal’s feeder rivers were filling up with silt.
    Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Alternate 4-inch layers of shredded organic matter with 1 inch of topsoil or finished compost.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Mulch may help rebuild topsoil and enhance water infiltration, potentially boosting plant vigor.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sandy soil is more prone to hydrophobia than loam or clay.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But the conflict between Joe and Ted goes back further and is rooted in a deep loam of backstory that emerges bit by bit.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive, oregonlive, 4 June 2020
Noun
  • In flower beds, a light layer acts as natural mulch, insulating roots and conserving soil moisture while decomposing into rich humus over time.
    Special to The Denver Post, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
  • 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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“Subsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsoil. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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