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topsoil

noun

Definition of topsoil

as in loam

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Recent Examples of topsoil The topsoil may be dry, but below the surface, the soil may be moist. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 12 July 2026 Once in the proper gear, Adams recommends removing the top two inches of topsoil from gardens, where the highest concentration of contaminants will settle after a fire. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Its most intense years stretched from roughly 1934 to 1939, when prolonged heat, failed rains and relentless winds stripped topsoil from farms across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The grinding process will leave a large mound of chips mixed with soil that will need to be removed and replaced with topsoil. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 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

This includes decaying plant and animal residues, humus, and living microorganisms.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026
Composting in the garden is just a way of speeding up the natural process that creates soil all over the world, as organisms such as bacteria, fungi, insects and earthworms consume dead plants to make humus.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2026

Definition of humus

Noun

Featuring warm neutrals, earthy tones, muted pinks, clay hues, and airy blues, the palette includes shades inspired by nature—from sandy beaches to golden autumn leaves.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
Conventional production involves heating limestone, clay and other materials to temperatures up to 2,552 degrees Fahrenheit (1,400 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of clay

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Those features can also be useful from Monday through Friday, especially when the route to class or work includes damaged pavement, construction zones and gravel shortcuts.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Stage six’s partly-gravel climb up the Puerto El Bartalo will surely be too tough for him, but Saturday’s flat finish in Xeraco already seems destined to end in a Brennan victory.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Before-and-after images aired by state broadcaster China Central Television showed a multistory building and more than a dozen vehicles covered in mud.

— Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In Tibet, a mudslide that struck near the land border crossing of Gyirong Port on Wednesday left mud in the surrounding areas that was more than 5 feet deep on average, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mud

Noun

The light that does reach the moon is filtered through the earth’s atmosphere, according to NASA.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
Popular and literary myth tells that when martyrs die on the soil, the earth receiving their blood will give forth new fighters, thus the roses scattered on the cracking mud.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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