Thesaurus results for BLACKLAND

blackland

noun

Definition of blackland

as in mud

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Recent Examples of blackland Under the massive transmission lines near White Rock Lake’s southern edge — where Oncor clear-cut a lush 3-acre stretch of the Old Fish Hatchery nature area — historic blackland prairie blossoms are taking hold. — Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022 Hope was part of a blackland prairie known as the Prairie De Roan. — Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2021

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Noun

The Hummer was found caked with mud, which Parker’s mother and sister said earlier this year was unusual and not from the driveway of the home that Parker shared with her mother.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Neeley said the floodwaters were receding but left mud and silt, much of which has been contaminated with sewage because of failures at waste plants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mud

Noun

Workers then lower these containers into bedrock shafts, surrounding them with swellable bentonite clay to absorb moisture and block movement.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The actors interacted with clay during the presentation, building large feet, hands and noses before turning the stage over to athletes who wore the brand and gyrated around the space and performed gymnastics-style moves on a rack.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clay

Noun

The two-step treatment starts with a potent trio of glycolic, lactic, and mandelic acids to tackle uneven tone, fine lines, and rough texture, followed by a mask with kaolin and bentonite clays.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026
While dating the large paintings is difficult, the researchers found that a number of images of Rainbow Serpents were rendered on top of older paintings in white pipe clay (kaolin).

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of kaolin

Noun

Seafood gumbo was placed on the hot table to reheat rather than properly reheating prior to placing on the hot table.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Strained, the broth is savory and often used as a base for hearty dishes, like soups, grits, jambalaya, gumbo, casseroles, and more.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of gumbo

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Wallace gets her pumpkins—including black pumpkins and ones with faces made by growing the pumpkins in molds—from an auction in Pennsylvania.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Higgins has been pushing for the referendum to pass, having previously told the editorial board that some facilities have leaky roofs, mold, rust, sinkholes and other health and safety hazards.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mold

Noun

Continuing to explore the hotel’s outdoor spaces, next up is the Almagra Rooftop, which gets its name from the originally Arabic word used to describe the typically reddish soil found in Seville.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The mangrove forest's mature trees and carbon-rich soils store earth warming greenhouse gases, said Marie Arnaud, a researcher at the French Sustainable Development Institute based at the Sorbonne University in Paris.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

Away from the sand, get a different view of the region from the Cabo Rojo lighthouse and Las Salinas de Cabo Rojo salt flats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The project that started last week has made a big impact so far, restoring some of the sand lost over three consecutive storms.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sand

Noun

Wolf has never sounded more grounded than with 10 toes down in the muck.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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