freshets

Definition of freshetsnext
plural of freshet

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses.
    Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Explore a white-sand beach and the sinks, swales, and sloughs found within the 2,500-acre Suwannee River Water Management District.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The suspect sustained burns that were not life-threatening, the Jackson Fire Department said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Fire managers carefully monitor prescribed burns and will plan to conduct activities during safest possible burn windows.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Freshets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshets. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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