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arroyos

noun

plural of arroyo
as in freshets

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  1. creeks
  2. rills
  3. rivulets
  4. runoffs
  5. brooks
  6. sloughs
  7. washes
Noun
  • Runoff is expected to flow into creeks and streams, causing river levels to rise and currents to speed up.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians monitors water quality for algal blooms and cleans up spawning creeks that get clogged with sediment and trash.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of creeks
Noun
  • What had looked like a dense palm grove from above is actually a lush network of wheat, zucchini, mint, and tomato plots fed by a network of rills that carry water from a natural pool to the crops below.
    — Christopher Garis, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2022
Definition of rills
Noun
  • Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Our beach quickly turned into a morass of clay, cut through by dozens of fast-flowing rivulets.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of rivulets
Noun
  • Georgia gubernatorial primaries likely to head to runoffs Both the Democratic and Republican primaries could easily go to a runoff, meaning no single candidate reached a 50% majority during the first election.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Candidates look to avoid runoffs Meanwhile, Talarico and Crockett are hoping to avoid a May 26 runoff by capturing at least 50% of the Democratic vote in the March 3 primary.
    — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of runoffs
Noun
  • The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.
    — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Insects drone over running brooks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of brooks
Noun
  • Without the aid of cold water, officials are electrofishing and netting in the river to remove invasives, and are considering dosing some sloughs and backwaters in the first miles below the dam with fish-killing chemicals.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Brannan Island State Recreation Area Located near the eastern end of the maze of rivers and sloughs that make up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of sloughs
Noun
  • The first rain of the season in particular washes fecal matter from pets and other animals into storm drains and then the ocean.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Limit washing to twice a week and use a leave-in conditioner to maintain moisture between washes.
    — Elise Tabin, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of washes
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