Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplains
Noun
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Officials say runoff across Colorado's river basins is expected to be only 21% to 37% of the median.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
8 June 2026 -
In preparation for the rainfall, multiple agencies, including Sanitation, Transportation and Environmental Protection, are working to clear catch basins across the city, giving extra attention to flood-prone neighborhoods, such as Hollis, Queens.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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When the climate became wetter, the cloud forests grew back upward in isolated spots surrounded by grasslands.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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This nonprofit retreat is home to regenerated grasslands, revived native trout streams, and thriving populations of bison, elk, and wild horses.—
Kristin Songy Diehl,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Nov. 2025
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Post on to social media X users can report potholes to @LouMetro311 with the location of the pothole and the hashtag #502pothole.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
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Thanks to the downsloping winds, temperatures will surge into the low 60s on the plains.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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Our unnamed narrator has decided, for reasons unstated, to dwell in a small enclave of nuns on the arid plains of Australia.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Mesa Verde continues to hold great cultural significance for the 27 pueblos and tribes whose ancestors once called the canyons, farms, cliffside and mesa dwellings home or who have other ties to the area.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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From glowing skies to giant reefs, massive canyons, towering mountains, and roaring waterfalls, the planet’s greatest natural wonders show just how powerful and diverse nature can be.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Landlocked, it's surrounded by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil and known for vast savannas, lush landscapes and the indigenous Guarani culture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Earth’s biosphere includes microbes, forests, savannas, animals, and more.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the time, authorities said the 71-year-old retail tycoon had fallen from a height near the Salnitre caves in Collbató, a wild natural area known for steep cliffs and ravines.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Madeira’s cliffs and ravines are difficult enough that many walking holidays there are guided and focused on one part of the island, including the eight-mile forest hike through Ribeiro Frio.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
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There were no forests or prairies—land was largely dominated by slimy microbial mats.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
25 Nov. 2025
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Hemmed by the Plains and the Pacific Northwest, Montana is a patchwork of prairies and mountains, with rivers running through it; about 30% percent of the state is federally owned.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Floodplains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplains. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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