Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arroyos
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,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Watch for rapid rises in creeks, streams and normally dry washes.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps those latent rivulets reside in machines.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If something happens to the water, land or the sloughs that hold the wild rice beds, the tribe has nowhere else to go, Tsosie explained.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Find a general area where ducks seem to be frequenting and then mark the public sloughs and potholes that can’t be seen from the road.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Choose from a variety of washes and four inseam lengths.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Avoid low-lying washes and underpasses.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Arroyos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arroyos. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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