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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arroyo
Noun
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The post comes as Jackson and Jones head into a Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday after neither GOP candidate secured more than 50% of the vote in last month’s primary.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Melynee Leftridge filed the order on Friday, days before the Georgia primary runoff election.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Her laughter was said to sound like a babbling brook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The property, which features lush greenery and old-growth trees set among babbling brooks and water features, is open to the public, and the gardens have served as a popular spot for weddings over the decades in addition to an annual Mother’s Day tea that Weston said attracts hundreds each year.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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College seniors Laila Edwards, Lacey Eden and Kirsten Simms are coming into the draft fresh off Wisconsin’s Frozen Four championship this spring.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Lined with aluminum to keep fluoride potent and paste tasting minty-fresh, they couldn’t be recycled.—
Heather Newman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025
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Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those residents might also like to see the name of Indian Creek, another rill which traverses the county, given a new designation.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Atop that mesa, hidden in a sandstone coulee, our campfire burned a hole in the darkness.—
Outdoor Life,
Outdoor Life,
6 Nov. 2020
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Finally, new in 2025, Davidsons Arnhemland Safari Lodge will join forces with Kakadu Air for an all-inclusive fishing day safari, during which guests have the chance to fish in untouched billabongs and visit the world-famous Arnhem Land rock art galleries.—
Chloe Sachdev,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Arroyo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arroyo. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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