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Recent Examples of topsoil
The topsoil isn’t able to fully purify rainwater, leaving CSP1-3 to absorb leftover carbon and nitrogen.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Use it for pest control by adding a ring of biodegradable litter along the topsoil of outdoor plants to keep slugs, snails, and pests away.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
Over time, excessive tilling leads to eroded and diminished topsoil, polluted waterways and ultimately less-vigorous crops and harvests.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
On a chilly morning this past July, a small group bearing shovels, trowels, brushes, and other tools gathered in the park and began digging into the topsoil.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Use it for pest control by adding a ring of biodegradable litter along the topsoil of outdoor plants to keep slugs, snails, and pests away.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
Over time, excessive tilling leads to eroded and diminished topsoil, polluted waterways and ultimately less-vigorous crops and harvests.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
On a chilly morning this past July, a small group bearing shovels, trowels, brushes, and other tools gathered in the park and began digging into the topsoil.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topsoil
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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
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Emerging research suggests that there can be restorative effects to—for example—hearing birdsong, seeing trees, or smelling pleasant natural scents, such as loam or leaves.—
Kate Siber,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Collectively, these leftovers become part of the humus of the soil, helping retain water and support soil-dwelling microbes, invertebrates and roots.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of decomposing organic material or humus just below it.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
8 Feb. 2025
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Everything is then sealed with bentonite, a soft, plastic clay that insulates the containers and acts as a buffer against minor movements in the bedrock.—
Marta Abbà,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The clay blush provides all-day color to keep you looking fresh.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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In this yard, the open-ended retaining wall distinguishes the shrubs, while spilling into the gravel of the patio for an easy transition.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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The prospect of picking countless pieces of gravel out of a patient’s skin excites her.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When polio workers came door-to-door in late April last year in his village of simple mud and brick houses, the child had a fever.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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The hotel’s lobby bar and connected lounge spaces are filled with an impressive collection of African art, from masks to textiles like mud cloth sourced from Benin, the Congo, Ethiopia, and the Tuareg people.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the eighth hole, after driving the ball into the rough — a sand patch near a fan viewing zone — Lindblad skipped a ball about 50 yards onto the green to create a short putt opportunity.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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It's blessed with empty beaches and ultra-fine sands, its turquoise waters revealing one of the world's largest barrier reefs.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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But climate change is altering that equation, especially in places like New England where coastal waters are warming faster than almost anywhere on earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, especially in winter, fueling a green crab boom.—
Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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With over 70,000 separate items – from resin and metal to electronics – sourced from every corner of the earth, Molex’s operations are a complex web requiring seamless supply chain management and timely delivery.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topsoil. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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