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as in landslides
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 influxes
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 tumbles
to fall down in a large mass
The snow avalanched down the mountainside.
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Recent Examples of avalanches
Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs are defined by their steep, icy, and narrow conditions and the high risk of avalanches.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avalanches
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Last week's major earthquakes resulted in landslides, hospital evacuations, and damage to schools across the region.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Pagliarini has been advising clients, including lottery winners, for over 20 years on how to handle large influxes of money.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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During 2021-23, when there were record influxes of immigrants, the United States also had record low unemployment.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ralphy leaps up in shock, tumbles off the sofa, and sprints toward his owner, who is filming nearby.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Easy to roll your eyes at from the opening scene and increasingly pigheaded in all of the ones that follow, Man-su starts off a long way from likable and tumbles much lower in our estimation from there.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
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Since the Civil War, relief efforts had taken her to wars, floods, fires, famines, cyclones, and earthquakes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Representatives from Camp Mystic and others involved in the floods will be invited to testify, Patrick said, though a timeline on the investigation was not disclosed.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Human waste and trash overflows became so problematic at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California that the parks were forced to close, according to the association.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Post updated to remove comparison to buffer overflows and SQL injections.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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My youngest could not get enough of the splash pad, which had several small slides, sprinklers, and a large dump bucket.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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Highlights include slides and jumpers, rides, a petting zoo and pumpkins.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The death of Banda Amidst the torrents, Arisu follows the sound of Usagi’s voice, as they are both swept towards a watery vortex that leads to the world of the dead.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The bulls got a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve without much noticeable slowing in growth, with stock indexes at a record, credit markets blissfully sedate and capital investments running in torrents into the economy.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, compared to his older stepbrothers, his net worth falls a little bit short.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
12 Oct. 2025
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Defeat away against Italy on Tuesday would confirm this to be another qualification campaign that falls short.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Avalanches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avalanches. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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