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Recent Examples of floodplain
Many are in Skagit County, where the entire 100-year floodplain has been ordered to evacuate.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Level 3 evacuation orders—meaning leave immediately and seek higher ground—are in place for some areas, including anyone living within the 100-year floodplain of Skagit County and parts of Orting in Pierce County.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Other challenges could include possible environmental cleanup work, floodplain modifications, and underground utility relocations.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Armed with permission to study the entire Luxor floodplain, the research team is now casting a wider net.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Level 3 evacuation orders—meaning leave immediately and seek higher ground—are in place for some areas, including anyone living within the 100-year floodplain of Skagit County and parts of Orting in Pierce County.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Other challenges could include possible environmental cleanup work, floodplain modifications, and underground utility relocations.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Armed with permission to study the entire Luxor floodplain, the research team is now casting a wider net.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplain
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The three downstream or lower basin states — California, Arizona and Nevada — are at odds with the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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After the requisite turnout of local speakers, the stage was turned over to Everclear, whose Art Alexakis made sure the twin fire above the other end of the Los Angeles basin was not forgotten in the Altadena/Pasadena focus.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The James Kiehl River Bend Park spans 25 acres of grassland, woodland and riverfront habitats along the Guadalupe River.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Wright’s Field The 245-acre area in Alpine includes an open grassland that’s home to a variety of native species.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Dec. 2025
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Continue reading … TRAGEDY STRIKES – Helicopter crash kills Arizona man and 3 nieces on wedding day after canyon collision.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Two men convicted of the 2021 fatal shooting of a man whose body was found near a City Heights canyon trail were sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Longview Steakhouse Located on the eastern edge of Kananaskis, where the mountains flatten out, this eponymous steakhouse is known as much for its long prairie views as its tender cuts of beef.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The deep pothole was discovered in the right lane of southbound I-35 over Pflumm Road, according to Delaney Tholen, public information officer for KDOT’s KC Metro office.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
22 Dec. 2025
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That is reduced to one report per pothole after volunteers get a call from a city representative instructing them to do so.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Dec. 2025
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The African savanna elephant is the largest land animal.—
Nicholas Komu,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Adorned with exotic plants, vibrant florals and savanna grasses, the float is a preview of the Safari Park’s sprawling and highly anticipated Elephant Valley attraction opening in 2026.—
Jayne Yutig,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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Farther up the gulch, the water formed a pool, which gave off a rank chemical smell.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
29 Oct. 2025
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There were more creeks, high hills, big parks, passes, and open mountainsides with broken, timbered canyons and gulches.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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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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The Parkers were one of the first families to occupy the bottomland near the north bank of the Trinity River before the Johnson family founded Mosier Valley, according to Pointer.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplain. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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