substrata

Definition of substratanext
plural of substratum
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Noun
  • Set the scene The camp is a 30 minute drive from Novolazarevskaya Air Base located at the southeastern tip of the Schirmacher oasis on the shores of Lake Stantsionnoye.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • Growing up in India, Shubhangi Seth had always imagined her dream wedding on the mesmerizing shores of Italy’s Lake Como, ringed by stunning alpine peaks and piercing blue water.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • The cast also includes Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth and Tara Sutaria in what Yash describes as roles built around power dynamics that extend beyond conventional gender frameworks.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • The governance, audit, and insurance frameworks enterprises rely on were written for a world where a human approved every transaction.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.
    Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • All have king beds and floor-to-ceiling windows that open either toward the skyline or the green expanse of Chapultepec.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • Pay attention to your garden beds.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Because bananas are made of organic materials, let microorganisms and detritus eaters (like red wiggler composting worms) do their job.
    Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 5 May 2026
  • There were about two hundred people gathered in the wreckage of the lobby, which was full of seawater and detritus.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, SANCTA pushes the limits of the infrastructures that support performance art.
    Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • Sometimes, the urgency of providing healthy food eclipses the equally important need to build new infrastructures such that one day, food inequalities will no longer exist.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As for Mitan, the yacht will now spend seven to eight months cruising south towards Mexico, calling at multiple anchorages along the way.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Summer brings crowd-free exploration of the Lofoten Archipelago, reaching remote anchorages accessible only by sea.
    Terry Ward, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As tension mounts and trust erodes, the sisters are forced to question everything they’ve been taught about the world beyond their borders.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
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“Substrata.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substrata. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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