MUDSLIDES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

mudslides

noun

plural of mudslide

as in landslides

a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides.

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Recent Examples of mudslides The Duquesne University community is remembering a professor who died in the deadly flooding and mudslides in Nepal earlier this year. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 Significant flash flooding and mudslides across Kauai County and portions of the Big Island (Hawaii County). — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026 Flooding and mudslides will be the biggest risk through the day, said Eric Blake, of the National Hurricane Center. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The wet conditions on the island’s hills and mountains increase the risk of flash flooding and mudslides. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026 On the Chinese side, rescue crews scoured areas hit by mudslides, particularly around the Gyirong Port border crossing, which was destroyed. — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Philippines is among the countries most exposed to powerful typhoons, some 20 of which lash the archipelago every year, causing considerable damage and casualties due to floods and landslides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, posed a risk to all the major islands due to the possibility of heavy rains and landslides, forecasters warned.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of landslides

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The island of Maui could also be hit with life-threatening floods and mudslides, the hurricane center said.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Heat is the deadliest natural disaster event — a silent killer that claims more lives each year than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined.

— Maria Hadden, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of floods

Noun

The broader Langtang region was also hit by devastating avalanches during Nepal’s 2015 earthquake.

— Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The warmer temperatures are melting and thus destabilizing many of the 60,000 glaciers there, triggering these kinds of avalanches.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

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