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Recent Examples of topsoil
Like an excavator pushing aside topsoil for the vein of minerals underneath, these cuts are violent and indiscriminate, devastating individual livelihoods and scarring communities.
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Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption, vast tracts of farmland in central Luzon in the Philippines were rendered unproductive for years due to acidic ash and buried topsoil.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Porosity plus water holding capacity can be increased as well as lessening the potential for topsoil erosion.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Previous wildfire testing has found roughly 20% of properties fail to meet California’s cleanup goals for potentially toxic materials after a first round of debris removal, which typically involves taking off about 6 inches of topsoil.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption, vast tracts of farmland in central Luzon in the Philippines were rendered unproductive for years due to acidic ash and buried topsoil.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Porosity plus water holding capacity can be increased as well as lessening the potential for topsoil erosion.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Previous wildfire testing has found roughly 20% of properties fail to meet California’s cleanup goals for potentially toxic materials after a first round of debris removal, which typically involves taking off about 6 inches of topsoil.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topsoil
Noun
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Many of us can’t wait to get into our gardens, turn over that fine Illinois loam and plant.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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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
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
Noun
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There’s also a shooting range, a sporting clays setup, and a secluded swimming hole with a dock.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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Additionally, new occupants requiring more space would have built larger structures on top of the existing fort, packing rubble and clay between the walls and trapping any belongings left by the previous tenants, Frame said.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
Noun
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A week into the blockade, Davis announced plans to put the migrants—many of them imprisoned in penitentiaries far from the state line—to work, assigning them to unpaid, forced manual labor like quarrying rock, sand and gravel for public projects.—
Olatunji Osho-Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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There are two cup holders, a mesh side pocket perfect for flip-flops, a place to carry an umbrella, and all-terrain wheels with a locking feature that move easily over sand, gravel, dirt, grass and more.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Directing disaster tourists to one spot Last September, local officials assumed the mud and debris in Marshall would be enough to keep tourists away.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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Astronomer’s company name has been dragged through the mud, though the vast majority of people sharing the image of Bryon and Cabot probably could not even describe what the company does.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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As seas became shallower, sand and dirt covered corals.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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Minimize exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Be aware: white sand and similar surfaces reflect UV rays and increase exposure. 11+: Extreme (extreme risk of harm) Try to avoid sun exposure from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reapply SPF 30+ sunscreen every 2 hours.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Legumes and seafood are an unlikely yet satisfying pairing that bridges earth and sea.—
Greg Chelmis,
Saveur,
10 July 2025
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While leadership teams pause, the earth beneath them is already shifting.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topsoil. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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