Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshets
Noun
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025 -
Perhaps those latent rivulets reside in machines.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Watch for rapid rises in creeks, streams and normally dry washes.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If something happens to the water, land or the sloughs that hold the wild rice beds, the tribe has nowhere else to go, Tsosie explained.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Find a general area where ducks seem to be frequenting and then mark the public sloughs and potholes that can’t be seen from the road.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer, and death.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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