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Recent Examples of concretion
Henderson said the concretion helped preserve the skin, preventing even bacteria from breaking it down.
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The head of the ankylosaur still partly encased in the concretion it was discovered in.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The concretions preserved the soft-bodied organism from further decay, but unfortunately the fossils are often flattened due to the weight of the overlying sediment.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the mud layers deposited around 300 million years ago at the bottom of a basin, marine organisms are preserved inside carbonate concretions.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The head of the ankylosaur still partly encased in the concretion it was discovered in.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The concretions preserved the soft-bodied organism from further decay, but unfortunately the fossils are often flattened due to the weight of the overlying sediment.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the mud layers deposited around 300 million years ago at the bottom of a basin, marine organisms are preserved inside carbonate concretions.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concretion
Noun
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By 2011, Jones was painting commercial acoustic panels like monochromes, suggesting visual as well as sonic absorption.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Maintain healthy soil to allow for the best water absorption.—
Amelia Martin,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Critically, the local infrastructure itself—the availability of skills, the readiness of suppliers—must be robust enough to support these integration ambitions.—
Bernardo Saraiva,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The integration of Rieter’s spinning system includes 20 G 38 ring spinning machines running at spindle speeds between 12,000 and 18,000 rpm and the Autoconer X6 winding machine.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Given the fusion of spending and regulation in governance, regulations influence macroeconomic variables, including government revenue, and merit explicit incorporation into reconciliation in a replacement to the governing Byrd Rule.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Prime’s purpose as an organization is to provide services to Elite, according to Prime’s articles of incorporation and tax filings.—
Kristen Taketa,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The merger includes io’s brain trust of more than 50 employees.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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This is especially true with Mars charging up your intimate eighth house of mergers and emotional bonds, while in harmony with Venus in your fourth house of innermost feelings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Armstrong, however, saw a beauty and potential in homogenization that others didn’t.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 May 2025
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In real estate, where location, history, and culture are paramount, this homogenization could erode the richness that makes each property and market unique.—
Ali Hoss,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That’s because prior to its 1861 unification, the Italian peninsula was fragmented into several kingdoms, duchies, and city-states, each with its landscape, culture, food, and grapes.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Beijing claims the island democracy is its territory and has said unification is inevitable, by force if necessary.—
Amy Chang Chien,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Days later, Dennis Hubert’s cousin, Rev. Charles R. Hubert, escaped an attempt on his life, and the Spelman College chapel was attacked, according to the coalition.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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Independent voters were a key pillar of Trump's coalition in the 2024 election, with 46 percent backing him—up from 41 percent in 2020, when a majority (54 percent) voted Democrat.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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“Concretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concretion. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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