gault

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gault
Noun
  • And these survived only because clay and salt in the surrounding soil protected them from further decay.
    Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Smoothing round poppy seeds and sea salt—which do the gentle buffing—come suspended in a hunk of detoxifying French blue clay, nourishing olive fruit oil, and zingy peppermint essential oil, the latter of which wakes you up better than any iPhone alarm.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In an effort to cut down on this waste, researchers have figured out a way to send electric pulses through the mud to purify it and allow it to be reused instead of discarded.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There may be switches or a dial on the center console that can be used to make the ride softer, the handling more precise and/or to maximize traction while driving over snow, mud or rocks.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Oily to combination skin types can rejoice—blurring pigments combine with oil-absorbing kaolin clay for a long-lasting mattifying effect.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This creamy formula blends kaolin and bentonite with bamboo charcoal powder to attract and remove pore-clogging impurities, excess oil, and buildup.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The menu for weekend brunch features French toast, chicken and waffles and bottomless mimosas, plus southern favorites such as jambalaya, gumbo and po’boys, along with drinks like Tito’s cherry limeade, beers on tap and cocktails.
    David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In the kitchen, okra with its viscous texture has been helpful thickening soups like gumbo.
    Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • California beaches were closed; skate parks were filled with sand.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In the heigh of summer, the beaches are often completely blanketed with umbrellas and beach towels, leaving little room to actually see the sand.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Regenerative agriculture and bioenergy are at the center of this shift—restoring soils, reducing emissions and creating new value streams for farmers and communities.
    Lucy Hurst, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And these survived only because clay and salt in the surrounding soil protected them from further decay.
    Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the version at the Saenger was a different song entirely—quiet and haunting, delivered in a rocks-and-gravel voice to a dark hall that had gone dead silent.
    Tom Piazza September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Then in the 1960s, Lake Burtnieks’s northern shore was used as a gravel quarry.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Gault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gault. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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