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Recent Examples of concretion
Henderson said the concretion helped preserve the skin, preventing even bacteria from breaking it down.
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The head of the ankylosaur still partly encased in the concretion it was discovered in.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The concretions preserved the soft-bodied organism from further decay, but unfortunately the fossils are often flattened due to the weight of the overlying sediment.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the mud layers deposited around 300 million years ago at the bottom of a basin, marine organisms are preserved inside carbonate concretions.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The head of the ankylosaur still partly encased in the concretion it was discovered in.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
The concretions preserved the soft-bodied organism from further decay, but unfortunately the fossils are often flattened due to the weight of the overlying sediment.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the mud layers deposited around 300 million years ago at the bottom of a basin, marine organisms are preserved inside carbonate concretions.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concretion
Noun
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By 2011, Jones was painting commercial acoustic panels like monochromes, suggesting visual as well as sonic absorption.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Maintain healthy soil to allow for the best water absorption.—
Amelia Martin,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Critically, the local infrastructure itself—the availability of skills, the readiness of suppliers—must be robust enough to support these integration ambitions.—
Bernardo Saraiva,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The integration of Rieter’s spinning system includes 20 G 38 ring spinning machines running at spindle speeds between 12,000 and 18,000 rpm and the Autoconer X6 winding machine.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Given the fusion of spending and regulation in governance, regulations influence macroeconomic variables, including government revenue, and merit explicit incorporation into reconciliation in a replacement to the governing Byrd Rule.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Prime’s purpose as an organization is to provide services to Elite, according to Prime’s articles of incorporation and tax filings.—
Kristen Taketa,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Paramount is awaiting merger approval from the FCC, which is tasked with reviewing the transfer of broadcast licenses.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The authors conclude that the likelihood of this collision and merger is closer to the odds of a coin flip, with a roughly 50 percent probability that the two galaxies will avoid such an event during the next 10 billion years.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Red Mesa processes crude hemp oil, removing unwanted ingredients via the homogenization process before several more steps.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But homogenization usually only works under very strict assumptions.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 May 2025
Noun
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That’s because prior to its 1861 unification, the Italian peninsula was fragmented into several kingdoms, duchies, and city-states, each with its landscape, culture, food, and grapes.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Beijing claims the island democracy is its territory and has said unification is inevitable, by force if necessary.—
Amy Chang Chien,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners would likely have vetoed such a move.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The coalition’s premise is that homes built on smaller lots will be less expensive than a traditional single-family home on a large lot.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Concretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concretion. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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