Thesaurus results for ARROYO

arroyo

noun

as in runoff

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Recent Examples of arroyo This crystal-clear waterway is home to multiple species of fish, including rainbow trout and the (adorable) arroyo chub. —

Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 There are potsherds and petroglyphs all over, plus an old adobe cabin up in the arroyo. —

Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Officials said Sturluson, 23 – who was experiencing homelessness – was shot May 1 after asking the teen and Curtis to stop firing into a arroyo, or dry creek, that was close by. —

Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025 And while our street was close enough to the national forest that bears and bobcats were not uncommon sights, it was also separated from it by a dry arroyo and five blocks of houses in between. —

Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arroyo

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Colombian presidential candidate Iván Cepeda consolidated his lead in the most recent poll and would defeat both conservative rivals in a runoff scenario, five weeks ahead of the vote.

— Oscar Medina, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
If Raffensperger and Carr make a big enough dent in the general primary, the runoff would be scheduled for June 16.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026