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deposition

noun

ˌde-pə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of deposition

as in sediment

matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake

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Recent Examples of deposition Earlier this month, Hunter filed a request for Goth to appear in person for a deposition in April 2027. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Kosowski allegedly confronted Cozzi in the law office bathroom months earlier, on a break during a tense deposition for the civil case. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 The trial included a video deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who answered questions about a list of thousands of accounts that required additional checks before any of their content was removed from Facebook or Instagram. — Mikella Schuettler, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 He had been fired by Coca-Cola Enterprises in March 1995, and his age-discrimination suit had reached the deposition stage. — Betsy Blondin, Longreads, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deposition

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Since very few larger organisms (worms and clams excepted) can live in mud, mud makes an excellent medium for studying past climates by examining the stratified sediments at the bottom of water bodies.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
If Lake Powell reaches dead pool, the water in the reservoir would become shallow and warm, causing fish die-offs and algae blooms and becoming filled with sediment.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

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However this deposit can be as high as 35% of the base charter price.

— Christoph Lymbersky, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Gathering relevant data is a vital first step to understanding everything from the value of underground mineral deposits to the money held in pension funds.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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At a final construction update held near the crossing Thursday, Robert Rock, lead landscape architect and principal designer for the crossing, explained that the soil in the area is rich in clay and silt.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026

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