compacted
Example Sentences
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"The guinea pig stood on what appeared to be a very thick mat of mud which I believe to be very old, ground down, compacted faeces."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
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
On January 22, Worsley climbed a hillock of ice and saw that the gale that had blown them north had also compacted the ice and blown Ocean Camp closer to their position.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
