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topsoil

noun

Definition of topsoil

as in loam

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Recent Examples of topsoil Topdressing applications of topsoil or sand should closely mirror the content of the native soil. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026 Fill ruts, depressions, and holes with topsoil and either turf or plants. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026 If your lawn grass was already quite thin, topdressing with a thin layer of quality topsoil is recommended. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026 The weather phenomenon has been known to intensify the yearly Harmattan winds, which dry out topsoil and cause pods to fall. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for topsoil

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Noun

Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Given time enough, gravity will return those rocks to their long sleep in the loam.

— Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of loam

Noun

In garden beds, a light layer of shredded leaves acts as natural mulch, insulating roots and conserving soil moisture while breaking down into humus over time.

— Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Plant seeds in neutral, well-draining soil rich with humus, and give it an inch of water per week.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of humus

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The 25th-seeded Spaniard, who won the ATP 250 Chengdu Open in China last month, reached the second Masters final of his career after losing on clay at Monte Carlo in 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
And yet, for a millennia after the fall of Rome, the world largely forgot about concrete, until, in the 18th century, an English mason found that mixing limestone and clay could form a paste that hardened underwater.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of clay

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View gallery - 6 images Although it's now long been standard for multi-speed mountain and gravel bikes to have a single chainring and no front derailleur, that arrangement can be hard on the chain.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Prior to her role as DHS secretary, Noem infamously wrote in her memoir about killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, by shooting the animal in a gravel pit.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of gravel

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The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mud

Noun

On muddy gravel between the smokestacks and the water, a forklift held what looked like an enormous sack of sand.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Without natural sand reaching the beaches, high tides and large surf have resulted in entire beaches being covered with water, cutting off access.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sand

Noun

The collection is organized around sun, sea and earth elements and was developed with perfumers Yann Vasnier, Christine Hassan, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Caroline Sabas and Shyamala Maisondieu at Givaudan.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Their quest becomes more difficult every year, however, as the remains of pre-Columbian trees slough back into the earth or are dug up to make way for agriculture and construction.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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