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Recent Examples of topsoil
The grinding process will leave a large mound of chips mixed with soil that will need to be removed and replaced with topsoil.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
If there are small depressions that drain slowly, make note of them and plan to fill the low spots with quality topsoil and reseed after the soil dries.
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—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2024
Use potting soil in outdoor containers as well, not topsoil or other outdoor soil mixes which are too heavy for containers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
With that quandary in mind, a number of groups are exploring different methods that astronauts could use to convert regolith (lunar topsoil) into building materials.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
If there are small depressions that drain slowly, make note of them and plan to fill the low spots with quality topsoil and reseed after the soil dries.
2.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2024
Use potting soil in outdoor containers as well, not topsoil or other outdoor soil mixes which are too heavy for containers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
With that quandary in mind, a number of groups are exploring different methods that astronauts could use to convert regolith (lunar topsoil) into building materials.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topsoil
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The soils consist of clay, limestone, and gravel loams.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Conspiracy of the flesh is Kennedy’s root allure, the bloody loam of his candidacy, and maybe even his psyche.Time, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
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Including the sand provides better drainage, and the humus in the compost holds nutrients and provides moisture control.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
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Made with a blend of sphagnum peat moss, humus, and perlite, this potting mix helps ensure good drainage to keep roots healthy.Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
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The type of soil—sandy, clay, peat, silt, loamy, or chalky or a mixture–will influence if the nutrients stay in the soil or go past the root line.Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
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Powered by pink clay and charcoal, Amika Reset Pink Charcoal Scalp Cleansing Oil gently absorbs impurities while soothing with a refreshing menthol tingle that takes wash day to luxurious new heights.Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
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They are typically made up of porous materials like sandstone, gravel or fractured rock, allowing water to flow through them.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Engineers moved earth and gravel from the mountains to rebuild the city center on a manmade plateau more than 20 feet high.Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Split open at the seam and tender female feet urged in to keep the damp and mud at bay; slippers of a sort.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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From clothing to fingernails, everything is soot and mud and ash and blood.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The pumping of groundwater that seeps into construction sites could also cause sand layers to shift and rearrange.Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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The fun-seeking surfer, whose sunset silhouette on the famous movie poster defined a generation and whose fashion choices rubbed off on most everyone around him, parlayed his passion for waves into a lifetime of sand and sport on beaches across the globe.Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mark Witton View 9 Images A quarry in South East England has yielded a fascinating paleontological discovery: long tracks with a total of 200 footprints left by enormous dinosaurs that roamed the earth during the Middle Jurassic Period, some 166 million years ago.New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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No matter the politics of the day, Jefferson tethered his gaze to earth, soil and sky.Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topsoil. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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