compacted
Example Sentences
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He said trampling not only caused the flowers to break but also meant the ground underneath the plants becomes compacted so new plants could not grow.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
The researchers also found that synthetic condensates closely resemble compacted chromatin found in cells.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
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
Fill and soil are compacted onto the slab and topped with several layers of asphalt.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
He ate and slept and ate and slept, and in between bouts of eating and sleeping, he ejected many tiny, compacted green bales from his hind end.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
