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as in landslide
a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place
Much of the mountainside was covered by the avalanche.
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as in influx
a sudden large amount of something that overwhelms
After the disaster, the town received an avalanche of letters and donations from supporters and well-wishers.
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as in to fall
to fall down in a large mass
The snow avalanched down the mountainside.
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Recent Examples of avalanche
Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Andrew Schauer, the center’s lead avalanche specialist, told the Alaska Public Media that Challan was alone whe the avalanche occurred.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2021
Many of these rocks have avalanched from the walls of steep mountains.
—Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019
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Noun
Of course, the competition heats up in more ways than one, all building to an avalanche of secrets that threatens to bury them all.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Andrew Schauer, the center’s lead avalanche specialist, told the Alaska Public Media that Challan was alone whe the avalanche occurred.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
And many of those paths, some of which are accessible from the Humphreys Peak trail, will avalanche every year.
—Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2021
Many of these rocks have avalanched from the walls of steep mountains.
—Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avalanche
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Natural disasters are increasing so much in frequency and intensity that even places once believed to be insulated from the worst of what’s to come—the cool, wet Pacific Northwest, for example—are experiencing greater effects from wildfire, storms, flooding, landslides and drought.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Proposition 36 went into effect in December after a landslide victory at the ballot box.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Still, Rotem said the company is anticipating an influx in interest for secondhand shopping.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The state has seen an influx of new residents, more than 408,000 between 2013 and 2023, which placed the state at 6th, according to the report.—
Kim Jarrett | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rising bond yields Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds typically fall – and their prices rise - as investors flee stocks for the safe haven of Treasuries during economic slowdowns.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The basic premise of DeSantis’s primary candidacy—that Republicans wanted Trumpism without Trump—fell apart once the former president started hoovering up media attention and gained a wide lead in the polls.—
Drew Nelles,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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For more than four decades, the state of the climate has been part of the national conversation—especially when severe weather events linked to a warming world such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and hurricanes occur.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Constructed in the later half of the 19th century, the building has weathered fire, flood, abandonment—and even ghosts.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez is headlining a string of major political rallies alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), drawing overflow crowds of more than 10,000 in deep-red states like Utah, Idaho and Montana.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another 21 sewage overflows were reported in Hartford and New Haven, according to state data.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2025
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Last weekend, Snow White skidded to No. 4 at the domestic box office with $5.9 million in ticket sales and this weekend the film is projected to earn about half of that.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The family pool features a water slide, while the splash pad and kiddie pool are only a foot deep.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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The former champ slides to No. 2 with an 8% decline in plays for the week.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
16 Apr. 2025
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Every employee is trying to synthesize and understand the deluge of information now being generated by AI.—
Rob Green,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In one pivotal instance, 8 Passengers received a deluge of disapproving comments after Chad, the Frankes’ then-teenage son, revealed that his mother had been punishing him by forcing him to sleep in their basement for seven months, on a beanbag chair.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Avalanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avalanche. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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