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Recent Examples of floodplain
In July, the Benbrook Planning and Zoning Commission recommended rezoning a portion of the Mary’s Creek floodplain to allow Corey Waldrop, 37, of Fort Worth, to develop a 178-home community called Rowan Ranch near the intersection of West Loop 820 and Veterans Parkway.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
As the rain grew worse, Joey checked online and found that their apartment complex was in a floodplain.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The coastal floodplain that was desolate throughout the long winter is now lush with plant life and buzzing with insects.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
The permits dictate that cabins located in the floodplain — which includes most of the little community — cannot be rebuilt.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
As the rain grew worse, Joey checked online and found that their apartment complex was in a floodplain.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The coastal floodplain that was desolate throughout the long winter is now lush with plant life and buzzing with insects.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
The permits dictate that cabins located in the floodplain — which includes most of the little community — cannot be rebuilt.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplain
Noun
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Upon stepping inside through the full-height entry door, the kitchen counter with sink basin is located to the right.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Melissa ripped across Jamaica with torrential rain and rough winds after making landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane, one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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As the evening concluded, C·one announced plans to create a new AI film about his hometown region grasslands, while exploring how to better integrate AI with traditional storytelling techniques.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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While passing near a grassland in the park, rangers noticed a herd of antelope with one white individual.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Or consider something more adventurous, like looking for the ghost of John Wesley Powell deep in the belly of the canyon at Phantom Ranch.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t your average hike; expect to climb, wade, swim, and scramble your way through powerful streams and natural waterfalls, all while surrounded by towering canyon walls.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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Badlands, North Dakota North Dakota’s Badlands is known for its rugged landscape, including sweeping hills, prairie grasses, canyons and rock formations, as well as native wildlife.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Salvias and native prairie plants should only have a thin layer of mulch and don't need any if plantings are dense.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Since the start of construction, neighbors on Rockland Drive have filed at least 10 complaints to the city’s 311 system for mud in the road, erosion, pothole repair and traffic-calming measures.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Housing materials in artistic practice are fitting for an environment that is constantly under simultaneous construction and degradation, with sea levels continuing to rise, potholes throughout the city and as our own infrastructure buckles under the weight of an ever growing population.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The once-damp rainforest canopy could shift to a dry savanna for at least several centuries.—
Alexandra A Phillips,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The species was thought to be restricted to the Amazon Rainforest and the regions that border the forest before the Cerrado, or savanna, begins, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
13 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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Mandatory evacuations were active along the Colorado 13 corridor from the White River near Meeker to south of Piceance Creek Road in Garfield County, parts of Rio Blanco County east of Willow Creek and south of Piceance Creek, and gulches west of Colorado 13.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
10 Aug. 2025
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As one of the largest intact stretches of old-growth bottomland hardwood forests, Congaree National Park is marvelous in any season.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mike was in a bottomland tree stand ahead of us, near the edge of the property.—
Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplain. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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