Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplains
Noun
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The money was intended to help build three structures on canals and basins in North Miami-Dade and Broward counties to improve flood mitigation.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025 -
As one of the few impact basins on the farside, the SPA basin is one of the few farside locations with thorium on the surface, where the impact that formed the basin dug deep enough into the mantle to bring the melt to the surface.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As grasslands expanded and forests receded, the open landscapes favored pursuit predators like early members of the genus Canis.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the plains of northern Kazakhstan, swampy forests meet grasslands as rivers cut through the landscape.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The spray is applied to brush and trees in canyons and open spaces and around homeless encampments and evacuation corridors.—
Tyler Faurot,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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Named for the pale slickrock that dominates much of the road’s terrain, the driving is a mix of sandy washes, rough rocky stretches and the aforementioned slickrock, which will occasionally take you to the edge of canyons.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The gorge’s steep ravines and lush vegetation create an atmospheric setting that feels almost mythical.—
Praveen Moman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2024
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Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In previous decades, that growth had come from a large expansion of the land under cultivation, especially in the great American prairies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2025
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Later, as slow-motion scenes of a horse overlay cancan dancers and the men bond through a haze of booze and fresh air, Pierre reminisces on the prairies and the stars.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Despite being a shameless queue jumper who seems to slide through ski lift crowds like water, she's clearly respected and adored by countless people across the valleys.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Temperatures on Christmas Day will be in the mid-60s, possibly reaching low 70s in some of the valleys.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Floodplains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplains. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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