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Recent Examples of subsoil
After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration reintroduced a clause on Ukrainian subsoil resources that obliges Kyiv to repay the full amount of U.S. aid provided since the beginning of the war, which the Kiel Institute said would amount to around $123 billion.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
According to the Constitution, the subsoil where extraction would take place belongs to the Ukrainian people .
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
This land was stripped of its dense vegetation by miners scouring the subsoil for tiny specks of gold, using mercury to separate the gold from the sediment.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration reintroduced a clause on Ukrainian subsoil resources that obliges Kyiv to repay the full amount of U.S. aid provided since the beginning of the war, which the Kiel Institute said would amount to around $123 billion.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
According to the Constitution, the subsoil where extraction would take place belongs to the Ukrainian people .
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
This land was stripped of its dense vegetation by miners scouring the subsoil for tiny specks of gold, using mercury to separate the gold from the sediment.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsoil
Noun
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This has led to the fairly obvious conclusion that this substratum of Disney’s movie-making is nothing more than brand promotion and capital gain.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There's no sediment to be found here, just a nice, bold cup of coffee.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Most early pterosaurs are found in oceanic sediments.—
Sara Schilling
July 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Narrowing the field One candidate was found just 500 meters off the coast of Rhode Island (designated RI 2394), 14 meters below the surface and buried in nearly 250 years' worth of sediment and silt.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 June 2025
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Seven dump trucks hauled 92 tons of mud and silt from Loveland Pass, which was buried Sunday by a 100-foot-wide and 20-foot-deep landslide, according to a news release from the department.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
18 June 2025
Noun
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At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2024
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The tusk was covered with alluvium, possibly during a major flooding event, MDEQ said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2024
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At one point, there were so many visitors that the cemetery had to bring in a pickup truck full of topsoil to replace what was taken, per The Morning Call.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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Last month, archaeologists were able to start excavating and securing the site, which is located on a low beach embankment and protected only by a thin layer of topsoil.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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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In Friuli Venezia Giulia, the soils are rich in marl and sandstone, locally referred to as ponca.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The vines are planted in limestone, marl, and clay soils and are situated with eastern and southeastern exposures at altitudes of 750 to 1,000 feet so grapes mature perfectly with the right balance of sugars, acid, and minerality.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Sep. 2021
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Soils here are particularly complex, featuring chalk, sand, gravel, clay, loess, quartzite and slate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2021
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“Subsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsoil. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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