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
Fill and soil are compacted onto the slab and topped with several layers of asphalt.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
These layers of ice, compacted over centuries, perhaps millennia, form an archive of climate indicators, yielding data on past snowfall, temperatures, atmosphere and dust.
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
If the river continued through the throat at less than sonic speed—that is to say, less than the speed of sound—it became compacted in the divergent section, bound in turmoil, and inefficient.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
