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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Recent Examples of landslide
Their extended range enables comprehensive mapping of vast territories, tracking snow levels to predict floods or hydroelectric output, and keeping a watchful eye on natural hazards such as landslides and avalanches.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump, who is battling record low popularity polls and fears losing the November mid-term elections by a landslide, is in a rush to clinch a Cuba deal and claim a foreign policy victory.
—Andres Oppenheimer
march 18, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
After winning a landslide victory earlier this year that put her Liberal Democratic Party in the driver’s seat, Takaichi now needs to deliver on the fundamental, kitchen-table issues facing the Japanese economy.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Japanese stocks surged to fresh record highs, while bonds dropped, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a landslide victory.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump, who is battling record low popularity polls and fears losing the November mid-term elections by a landslide, is in a rush to clinch a Cuba deal and claim a foreign policy victory.
—Andres Oppenheimer
march 18, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
After winning a landslide victory earlier this year that put her Liberal Democratic Party in the driver’s seat, Takaichi now needs to deliver on the fundamental, kitchen-table issues facing the Japanese economy.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Japanese stocks surged to fresh record highs, while bonds dropped, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a landslide victory.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landslide
flood
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Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Domestic migration into the Sun Belt states is declining, due in part to off-the-chart heat waves, devastating storms, once-in-a-century floods, and year-round fire seasons — along with the consequential costs, such as unaffordable homeowners’ insurance and destroyed livelihoods.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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