as in flood
a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place
The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.
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After a decade of dithering by state leaders, voters forced change last November with their landslide approval of Proposition 36, which reversed parts of Proposition 47 and made some theft and drug crimes felonies once more.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
On February 9, 2024, a massive landslide occurred near Lucia, about 20 miles south of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Yancey was one of at least five Western North Carolina counties that never issued evacuation orders ahead of remnants of Hurricane Helene reaching North Carolina, even though federal forecasters warned that historic, life-threatening and catastrophic flooding, landslides and winds were ahead.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Fourteen months after winning a landslide election victory, Starmer’s position at the helm of the Labour Party is fragile and his poll ratings are in the dumps.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
On February 9, 2024, a massive landslide occurred near Lucia, about 20 miles south of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Yancey was one of at least five Western North Carolina counties that never issued evacuation orders ahead of remnants of Hurricane Helene reaching North Carolina, even though federal forecasters warned that historic, life-threatening and catastrophic flooding, landslides and winds were ahead.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Fourteen months after winning a landslide election victory, Starmer’s position at the helm of the Labour Party is fragile and his poll ratings are in the dumps.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landslide
flood
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Life-changing weather events like the 1998 tornadoes, the 2010 flood and 2020 tornadoes.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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