as in to settle
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)
the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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as in silt
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid
the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
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Recent Examples of sediment
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
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Corryn Wetzel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Sep. 2021
Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
That lack of incoming sediment helps create exceptional visibility.
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Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2026
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Verb
It’s really sedimented and entangled.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
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Corryn Wetzel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Sep. 2021
Noun
And unlike seaweed, seagrass has a root system that traps carbon in sediment and assuages storm surges.
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Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
That lack of incoming sediment helps create exceptional visibility.
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Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sediment
Verb
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Delta has denied these allegations and settled Nejat’s lawsuit last year.
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The company agreed to settle the case without admitting liability.
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The valley floor is silt and loess left by the ice-age Missoula Floods, the glacial-lake megafloods that repeatedly drowned the region.
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The Hansen Dam Aquatic Center pool was constructed in 1999 in a $15-million project to replace a previous pool in the area that was filled with silt.
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Diseases that damage the kidneys and impair their ability to filter blood were blamed for 55,081 deaths in 2024.
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Afternoon sun floods through the windows, filtered by gauzy curtains.
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The dietitian thought there might be a correlation, according to an internal Abbott summary of the complaint shown during Colombo’s deposition.
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The issue stems from a June 8 hearing in which fired state trooper Michael Proctor, who is a witness in the case, attempted to delay his deposition for personal reasons.
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Democrats have also increased taxes on businesses, paid for programs out of other funds and suspended reserve deposits among other solutions.
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Charles Schwab Learn More Minimum deposit and balance Minimum deposit and balance requirements may vary depending on the investment vehicle selected.
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Acid can be used to leach elements like calcium out, then a chemical or energetic process precipitates that calcium as calcium hydroxide.
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One such innovative solution is to utilize the natural ability of microbes to precipitate minerals.
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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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