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
Starmer on Sunday credited McSweeney as a central figure in running Labour's recent election campaign and the party's 2004 landslide victory.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Starmer on Sunday credited McSweeney as a central figure in running Labor’s recent election campaign and the party’s landslide victory.
—Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Icke’s adaptation sets the action in present day, as politician Oedipus (Strong) and his wife, Jocasta (Manville), await the results of an election, which he’s expected to win in a landslide.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1936, after winning reelection for his second term in a landslide, Roosevelt proposed increasing the Supreme Court from nine justices to 15.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Starmer on Sunday credited McSweeney as a central figure in running Labor’s recent election campaign and the party’s landslide victory.
—Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Icke’s adaptation sets the action in present day, as politician Oedipus (Strong) and his wife, Jocasta (Manville), await the results of an election, which he’s expected to win in a landslide.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1936, after winning reelection for his second term in a landslide, Roosevelt proposed increasing the Supreme Court from nine justices to 15.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landslide
flood
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Jessica Black, 50, who drove to Saturday’s dedication from New Braunfels, said Kirk’s death unleashed a flood of sorrow.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The restoration also comes as recent storms have highlighted flood risks across the Bay Area, and rising seas increasingly threaten low-lying shoreline communities.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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