as in levee
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge
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Recent Examples of embankment
Officers found the bodies of the three missing girls about 75 to 100 yards past the vehicle, down a small embankment, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by USA TODAY.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
His daughters’ bodies were nearly 100 yards away down a small embankment, along with zip ties and plastic bags found strewn throughout the area, according to a police affidavit.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck fell down an embankment and into the Payette River near mile marker 79, north of Banks.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
His daughters’ bodies were nearly 100 yards away down a small embankment, along with zip ties and plastic bags found strewn throughout the area, according to a police affidavit.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The truck fell down an embankment and into the Payette River near mile marker 79, north of Banks.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embankment
Noun
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The 75-year-old levee had multiple failures in recent days, from seepage and water overtopping it to a partial collapse at one home, county officials said.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Since then, there have been major improvements in modernizing the levees and flood risk management.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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The dam was officially inaugurated in September, amid loud protests from Egypt, which relies on the Nile for some 90% of its freshwater supply.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Behzad Parsa, Managing Director of the Tehran Regional Water Company, highlighted that inflow to Tehran’s dams has fallen by 43 percent compared to the previous water year.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Embankment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embankment. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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