Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshets
Noun
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The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025 -
Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The property, which features lush greenery and old-growth trees set among babbling brooks and water features, is open to the public, and the gardens have served as a popular spot for weddings over the decades in addition to an annual Mother’s Day tea that Weston said attracts hundreds each year.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many of these parcels have elements like oak woodlands, meadows, brooks and rivers that create cooler, wetter areas that help plants and animals endure wildfires or periods of extreme heat or drought.—
Beth Rose Middleton Manning,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Several people and their pets were rescued early Monday morning as creeks around the Central Valley swelled from the recent storms.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Most of the victims suffered injuries from glass shards and burns.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Five of them had burns to their hands and faces and three were taken to a hospital, according to the FDNY.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Freshets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshets. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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