freshets

noun

plural of freshet
as in arroyos

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  1. runoffs
  2. rills
  3. rivulets
  4. brooks
  5. creeks
  6. sloughs
  7. burns
Noun
  • Georgia gubernatorial primaries likely to head to runoffs Both the Democratic and Republican primaries could easily go to a runoff, meaning no single candidate reached a 50% majority during the first election.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Candidates look to avoid runoffs Meanwhile, Talarico and Crockett are hoping to avoid a May 26 runoff by capturing at least 50% of the Democratic vote in the March 3 primary.
    — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of runoffs
Noun
  • What had looked like a dense palm grove from above is actually a lush network of wheat, zucchini, mint, and tomato plots fed by a network of rills that carry water from a natural pool to the crops below.
    — Christopher Garis, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2022
Definition of rills
Noun
  • The brush was flattened and rivulets of water ran back toward the sound, which was now miraculously some 100 yards away down a sloping bank.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of rivulets
Noun
  • The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.
    — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Insects drone over running brooks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of brooks
Noun
  • Also, watch for standing water and lingering flooding near creeks and streams.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • McDowell County residents near rivers and creeks and in low-lying areas should relocate as soon as possible, county emergency management officials said late Saturday morning.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of creeks
Noun
  • Without the aid of cold water, officials are electrofishing and netting in the river to remove invasives, and are considering dosing some sloughs and backwaters in the first miles below the dam with fish-killing chemicals.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Brannan Island State Recreation Area Located near the eastern end of the maze of rivers and sloughs that make up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of sloughs
Noun
  • Issues documented included chemical burns and hydraulic fluid that leaked from a ride into someone’s eye, dislocated joints, concussions and broken bones.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pyrad works by instantaneously thickening when exposed to fire, forming a char that diminishes heat exposure, extinguishes flames, and decreases the risk of third-degree burns.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of burns
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