as in loose
consisting of particles that do not stick together
unconsolidated soil
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Recent Examples of unconsolidated
Management identified a material weakness in internal controls related to verifying information from unconsolidated subsidiaries, which has been addressed with new procedures.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
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Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments.
—Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Loss from unconsolidated entities was $9.8 million, primarily from the 110 William Joint Venture, with no income or loss recognized from the 353 Sacramento Joint Venture.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Wet sediment is so unconsolidated that unsuspecting people have sunk to their chests in it.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
The vapor industry is, in short, one of relatively few unconsolidated consumer-product markets in America.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 22 June 2023
The automatic adjustment will also apply to PSLF-eligible loans, including consolidated and unconsolidated parent PLUS loans.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
The final tests proved the system’s capabilities on unconsolidated, unstructured, and inclined terrains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2023
Conditions are most dangerous when there is at least 24 inches of unconsolidated snow in and around trees.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2023
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
Related article Massive sinkhole threatens to swallow West Virginia police department
Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments.
—Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Loss from unconsolidated entities was $9.8 million, primarily from the 110 William Joint Venture, with no income or loss recognized from the 353 Sacramento Joint Venture.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Wet sediment is so unconsolidated that unsuspecting people have sunk to their chests in it.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
The vapor industry is, in short, one of relatively few unconsolidated consumer-product markets in America.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 22 June 2023
The automatic adjustment will also apply to PSLF-eligible loans, including consolidated and unconsolidated parent PLUS loans.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
The final tests proved the system’s capabilities on unconsolidated, unstructured, and inclined terrains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2023
Conditions are most dangerous when there is at least 24 inches of unconsolidated snow in and around trees.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconsolidated
loose
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The left-hander began the ninth with a groundout, but after Ketel Marte homered and Geraldo Perdomo drew a nine-pitch walk, Spencer Bivens and Erik Miller began to get loose.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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Kershaw took a few warm up throws while Hernández got loose as Muncy’s replacement, but one wondered if the additional delay would adversely affect the 37-year old hurler.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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“Unconsolidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsolidated. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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