substrata

plural of substratum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for substrata
Noun
  • Perched on the European shores of the Bosphorus, the Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul is the only Ottoman imperial palace transformed into a luxury hotel.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Broader frameworks such as laws and policies can also help attune workplaces and other environments to the needs of people with autism.
    Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • And yet the response has been to build ever more reporting frameworks.
    Gus Bartholomew, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 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
  • Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Add texture to beds, couches, and chairs with a plush faux rabbit fur throw blanket, incorporate a pop of color with a throw pillow, and dress up your walls with practical floating shelves or sconces.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • My eyes fixed on the art above their beds.
    Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Benghazi’s Ganfuda Detention Center, dozens of young women and girls crowd the floor of a warehouse strewn with foam mattresses and the plastic-bag detritus of an itinerant life.
    Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Among the sea of urban detritus that seemed to stretch for miles, the line itself could not be seen from the IDF outpost.
    Matt Bradley, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • After years of struggling, cattle raisers are paying off debt and building out their operational infrastructures.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Without their data, infrastructures and skilled personnel, crafting federal policies that serve the best interests of the nation would be impossible.
    Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rispoli could have as many as five other Breeders’ Cup mounts, though apart from Johannes in the Mile, all will be long shots.
    Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Substrata.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substrata. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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