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arroyo

noun

Definition of arroyo

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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Noun

According to Anderson, rain in areas scorched by wildfires can lead to debris runoff and flooding hazards.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Drip irrigation systems can save more water than sprinklers by reducing evaporation and potential runoff.

— Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 13 July 2026

Definition of runoff

Noun

There's one spot on Richard's land where the Guadalupe slows to a babbling brook at the base of a tree.

— Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
In addition to canceling outside noise, the headphones provide crisp audio and relaxing white-noise options, including rainy parks and babbling brooks.

— Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

Definition of brook

Noun

Signs at various points along the creek urge people not to swim, boat or fish in the creek.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026
The rupture dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek running through a rural pasture in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City.

— John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of creek

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Similar to the millennial mint that's been making the rounds, Tiffany blue brings the same fresh, uplifting energy with a slightly more luxe feel.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 15 June 2026
The Dodgers’ bullpen, on the other hand, which closed May fresh off a franchise-record 38 consecutive scoreless innings, just can’t seem to stop the bleeding.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 June 2026

Definition of fresh

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The Hudson River had a little current, fed by freshets from upstream with local rains, and melting snow farther up, in the Adirondacks.

— Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
As August turned to September, the sun dropped and the first cold freshet of autumn rainwater flowed out of the mountains and tickled the noses of the salmon waiting off Astoria, where the Columbia meets the Pacific Ocean.

— Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019

Definition of freshet

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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
His verses evoke sacred rivers, fertile grounds and gardens bright with sinuous rills—a lyrical world beyond the inauspicious reality of its start-point.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025

Definition of rill

Noun

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
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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