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floodplains

noun

plural of floodplain
1
as in basins

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as in grasslands

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplains
  1. basins
  2. grasslands
  3. potholes
  4. plains
  5. canyons
  6. savannas
  7. ravines
  8. prairies
Noun
  • The deal also brought together a portfolio than now includes the Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Powder River basins, among others.
    — David Faber, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The aqueduct seemed to make the city’s founding river not just obsolete but dangerous, so construction began on catch basins, dams and reservoirs.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of basins
Noun
  • More than 85% of the world’s wetlands are gone, according to researchers, and North America has already lost more than half its grasslands.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Up to a million wild black-footed ferrets once bounded in the grasslands from Canada to Mexico, between Arizona and Kansas.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grasslands
Noun
  • How to drive safely and report potholes Hitting a pothole could cause serious damage to your car tires, wheels and shocks.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of potholes
Noun
  • The plains were a far smoother ride, and both our joints and the Jeep’s suspension settled down to coast over kilometres of unbroken grassland.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The fertile plains of Punjab are a world apart from the Appalachian Mountains, to which country music traces its roots.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • Riparian habitats, like creeks flowing through canyons, are home to sensitive creatures including California newts, frogs and toads.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • There’s also a lounging perch overlooking sweeping vistas of Mulholland and Laurel canyons and the Santa Monica Mountains beyond.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of canyons
Noun
  • The center of the activities was a grove, within a ring of trees, considered to be one of the oldest oak savannas in the state.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The new property is nestled inside a 45,000-acre private conservancy with open savannahs and waterholes nearby.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Definition of savannas
Noun
  • Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Lake Overstreet has about five miles of multi-use trails through live oaks (a northern Florida staple), hills and ravines surrounding a secluded 144-acre lake.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ravines
Noun
  • Over his shoulder was an enormous portrait of the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader Carrie Nation, an icon of resistance to the excesses of the first Gilded Age, when similar discontent had roiled the prairies.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Yet the black-footed ferret remains the face of conservation of the prairies.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of prairies
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“Floodplains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplains. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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