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Recent Examples of floodplain
Tucked in an alcove of the limestone cliffs high above the floodplain of Beaver Creek, the five-story structure built in the twelfth century makes an imposing sight.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
In addition, the project area has been elevated out of the 100-year floodplain, ensuring safety for residents now and for generations to come.
—Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The bill requires sites with cabins or sleeping quarters located within a 100-year floodplain to have an evacuation plan in place, as well as escape ladders.
—Gretchen Butwid, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Jesse Hieb and Ryan Bingham opened the business in November 2025 at Hart Park, months after historic August flooding damaged and closed much of the 52-acre park, which is located on a floodplain.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 2 Feb. 2026
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
In addition, the project area has been elevated out of the 100-year floodplain, ensuring safety for residents now and for generations to come.
—Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The bill requires sites with cabins or sleeping quarters located within a 100-year floodplain to have an evacuation plan in place, as well as escape ladders.
—Gretchen Butwid, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Jesse Hieb and Ryan Bingham opened the business in November 2025 at Hart Park, months after historic August flooding damaged and closed much of the 52-acre park, which is located on a floodplain.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplain
Noun
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During periods of high sea levels, salt water flooded into the basin between North and South America and formed a shallow sea where algae thrived.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Six rooms are designated as accessible, fitted with basins and beds at an accessible height.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Investigators are looking at the house as the potential source of the fire, which burned about 50 to 75 acres of grassland.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The grassland fire was burning with a rapid rate of spread and the potential to reach 200 acres, the agency said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People who want to get closer to the animals can book a ranch tour to access more corners of the 600-acre estate, which includes over 500 acres of equestrian trails and a 250-acre canyon.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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My goal was to inspect calcium carbonate rocks, found near methane seeps at the base of the canyon walls, in search of methane-eating microbes.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When cities buy water rights from rural areas and let the fields go fallow, the land does not automatically return to the shortgrass prairie encountered by 19th-century homesteaders or the Native Americans before them.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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On July 2, A ranch foreman checking on sheep finds strange debris spread over a prairie near Roswell, New Mexico.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Debt service quietly crowds out everything else: parks, police, potholes and investments in health care, housing and hunger.—
Bill Conway,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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New Yorkers have called in some 23,000 pothole complaints so far in 2026 — the largest year-over-year increase on record, the Post reported.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The gorgeous grounds, twice daily game drives, incredible wildlife sightings, and savanna sunsets were all nothing short of breathtaking.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, gentle giants who walk steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 2026
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The road to the potato patches — where the community grows most of its vegetables — crosses several large gulches that frequently spill tons of rock and soil onto the track, requiring regular maintenance.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tucked into the coastal bluffs just off of Highway 1, Calla Lily Valley is a small gulch that explodes with vibrancy this time of year as hundreds of shoulder-high white flowers bloom in unison.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Go for a Hike at Woodlands Conservancy Hike through one of the region’s last remaining stands of bottomland hardwood forest at the Woodlands Preserve.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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Whitmer, in November 2020, sent notice of her intention to revoke the state's 1953 easement with the company allowing the pipelines underwater on the Straits of Mackinac bottomlands.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplain. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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