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Recent Examples of topsoil
To shape the rugged Hyde Park property, 60,000 pounds of dynamite, 72,000 cubic yards of topsoil, and 57,000 linear feet of drainage pipe were used.
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Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
During that time, change happens on a molecular level, resulting in a nutrient-rich topsoil.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
As the deadline approaches for Congress to renew the U.S. Farm Bill, agricultural experts and farmers are calling on legislators to prioritize protecting topsoil in the Midwest and throughout the country, especially as the federal government is withdrawing from conservation initiatives.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
In Vermont, the rivers make their way through topsoil and clay, which are easily eroded by the movement of the water, but the Guadalupe’s meanders and straight reaches are entrenched in bedrock.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
During that time, change happens on a molecular level, resulting in a nutrient-rich topsoil.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
As the deadline approaches for Congress to renew the U.S. Farm Bill, agricultural experts and farmers are calling on legislators to prioritize protecting topsoil in the Midwest and throughout the country, especially as the federal government is withdrawing from conservation initiatives.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
In Vermont, the rivers make their way through topsoil and clay, which are easily eroded by the movement of the water, but the Guadalupe’s meanders and straight reaches are entrenched in bedrock.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topsoil
Noun
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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
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The region's soils consist of limestone, clay, and iron-rich loams.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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
Noun
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Other standout options include clay and lip mask beloved by Glamour editors.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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The white clay room and red clay room were on point.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The steering wanders like a distracted Labrador, the ride quality is about as refined as a pogo stick on a gravel driveway, and wind noise makes the cabin sound like you’re trapped inside a tent during a storm.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Sep. 2025
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At the end of a long gravel driveway, Kevin and Amy Kirkland’s home stands alone on acres of open land.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Star reported that three downpours turned the area near the stage into a mess in 2014, when mud-slinging left many attendees covered in goop.—
Dan Kelly
October 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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While clearing mud out of the car, a volunteer — who was assisting with the cleanup and recovery process — discovered an old Bible inside the Mercedes.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When the urban hot spots become too hot, head south to the turquoise waters and white-sand beaches of Okinawa, closer to Taipei than Tokyo.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some students sit in the sand due to the lack of chairs and desks.—
Ikram Talaat Ahmed,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But as the Department of Defense moved hundreds of men and children through CIA black sites and military bases across the Middle East and South Asia, that type of stateless, legal vacuousness did not exist on this earth’s surface.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nearly two-thirds of dysprosium and terbium, two key rare-earth elements, come from northern Myanmar.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topsoil. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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