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gley

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Definition of gley

as in mud

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The Diocletian Ritual, comprising a salt scrub, cleansing mud wrap, and massage, is both invigorating and restorative.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The 1983 movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, portrays the fight as gritty and grounded, taking place during a rainstorm where mud flies as fast as fists.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of mud

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Daffodils, alliums, crocuses and snowdrops are somewhat more tolerant of clay soil than other bulbs.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
For three years, as Israeli bombs made ruins of the ground, some of the trees and vines had clung to life in the spongy layer of clay below.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of clay

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In Richard’s hands, Creole culture is rooted and migrant, soil and air.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
The footpad cannot extract energy from chemically inert surfaces such as plastic, glass, soil, or organic tissue, prompting the team to add a small onboard supercapacitor to buffer power across dead zones.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

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As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of muck

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Outside, Casa Marina’s 1,100 feet of private beach, lined with loungers and framed by two piers, is the most coveted slice of sand on the island—a true beach scene in a town where rocky shores are the norm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
On Monday, workers hauled out a 200-pound piece of equipment that was ruined by the saltwater and sand carried in on the high tides.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sand

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Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Microsoft makes a big investment, and when the company’s innovative earth-shaking ChatGPT becomes a sensation Altman changes to goals and goes for profit.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of earth

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Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Given time enough, gravity will return those rocks to their long sleep in the loam.

— Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of loam

Noun

While dating the large paintings is difficult, the researchers found that a number of images of Rainbow Serpents were rendered on top of older paintings in white pipe clay (kaolin).

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
It’s also made with kaolin clay, which will absorb excess oil to help prevent future breakouts.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 July 2026

Definition of kaolin

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