compacted

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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 has his field light and is swinging its beam repeatedly over a welter of compacted wreckage in the far corner-stones and cement and splintered wood.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr