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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None of them anticipated Eisenhower’s sweeping victory — a 39-state landslide.
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W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
Right-wing political power has, over the past half century, turned out to have almost no ability to stave off progressive social change: Nixon took the White House in a landslide while Norman Lear took the airwaves in a ratings sweep.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Chunk will cowboy-walk away from any landslide initiated by another bear's badonkadonk.
—CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
The landslide victory comes months after the runner-up, who is recognizable from his low-hanging belly and muzzle scar, killed one of Grazer’s cubs this summer.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
Right-wing political power has, over the past half century, turned out to have almost no ability to stave off progressive social change: Nixon took the White House in a landslide while Norman Lear took the airwaves in a ratings sweep.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Chunk will cowboy-walk away from any landslide initiated by another bear's badonkadonk.
—CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
The landslide victory comes months after the runner-up, who is recognizable from his low-hanging belly and muzzle scar, killed one of Grazer’s cubs this summer.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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