compacted
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In such conditions, heavier showers can lead to flash flooding due to the ground being very hard and compacted, making it more water repellent and increasing run off.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Even the design of farm machinery was considered — and tractors were fitted with wider tires to ensure that soil was less compacted when driven over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Firn is partially compacted granular snow found near the upper portions of glaciers.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
These layers of ice holding dust, compacted for centuries, perhaps millennia, may be able to tell us about the atmosphere, temperatures and snowfalls deep into the past.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
She was too much nervous energy compacted into too small a container.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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