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
The landslide comes amid a civil war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has been ongoing since April 2023.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
On August 31,2025, a landslide buried the village of Tarasin in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing at least 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s history.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The landslide struck Sunday in the mountainous Jebel Marra region, an area controlled by the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army (SLM-A).
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
At least 1,000 were killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan, leaving only one survivor, The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
On August 31,2025, a landslide buried the village of Tarasin in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing at least 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s history.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The landslide struck Sunday in the mountainous Jebel Marra region, an area controlled by the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army (SLM-A).
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
At least 1,000 were killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan, leaving only one survivor, The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landslide
flood
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Among the schools was TCU, whose players and coaches also wore green ribbons on their lapels at Big 12 Media Days back in July, less than a week after the flood.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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