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turbid

[tur-bid] / ˈtɜr bɪd /


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The emptying of the reservoirs has released vast amounts of sediment that had accumulated behind the dams, sending pulses of turbid brown water into the river.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

A very clear relationship emerged in the long term: intertidal areas only grow when the water is turbid enough.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2024

Ukrainian troops evacuated its staff before a 4-meter wave of turbid, polluted water flooded the station and its breeding ponds.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 3, 2024

Within them, turbid pockets of gas were forced ever inward, kindling the fires that would end the cosmic dark ages.

From National Geographic • Sep. 14, 2023

That which was clear and light drifted up to become heaven, while that which was heavy and turbid solidified to become earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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