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Recent Examples of topsoil
Like an excavator pushing aside topsoil for the vein of minerals underneath, these cuts are violent and indiscriminate, devastating individual livelihoods and scarring communities.
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Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption, vast tracts of farmland in central Luzon in the Philippines were rendered unproductive for years due to acidic ash and buried topsoil.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Porosity plus water holding capacity can be increased as well as lessening the potential for topsoil erosion.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Previous wildfire testing has found roughly 20% of properties fail to meet California’s cleanup goals for potentially toxic materials after a first round of debris removal, which typically involves taking off about 6 inches of topsoil.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption, vast tracts of farmland in central Luzon in the Philippines were rendered unproductive for years due to acidic ash and buried topsoil.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Porosity plus water holding capacity can be increased as well as lessening the potential for topsoil erosion.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Previous wildfire testing has found roughly 20% of properties fail to meet California’s cleanup goals for potentially toxic materials after a first round of debris removal, which typically involves taking off about 6 inches of topsoil.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topsoil
Noun
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Many of us can’t wait to get into our gardens, turn over that fine Illinois loam and plant.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Those interactions spring from the rich loam of history and lore that gives the sport its halcyon glow, and from which even a humble amateur game absorbs vicarious grandeur.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Collectively, these leftovers become part of the humus of the soil, helping retain water and support soil-dwelling microbes, invertebrates and roots.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of decomposing organic material or humus just below it.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The transition from clay to grass has proven tough for most players, and the last woman to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season was Serena Williams a decade ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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In the 1960s, geologist Walter Alvarez discovered a thin layer of black clay in rocks around the world.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Finally, the property has a deep-water dock and moorings, granite outcroppings, a gravel beach area, and pathways throughout the sprawling acreage.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Grass for gravel The historic White House Rose Garden is getting a new look.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Samaritan’s Purse volunteers in Texas have been cleaning mud, clearing out areas full of debris and listening to survivors’ stories.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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About 20 yards beyond was a shallow pool of smelly, stagnant water surrounded by mud.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
10 July 2025
Noun
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San Clemente, like most Southern California coastal cities, needs more sand to restore its eroding beaches.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The waterproof mesh material resists water and allows sand to fall through, keeping the interior clean.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Why on earth would Amazon invest such substantial amounts in human capital with an eye on shedding it?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Thanks to television, Swaggart helped spread the Pentecostal movement to the uttermost parts of the earth.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topsoil. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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