mudslides

plural of mudslide

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mudslides In Hidalgo alone, where roughly half of the isolated villages are located, about 100,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by flooding rivers and mudslides. CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025 The heavy rain heightens the risk of debris flows, including mudslides and rock slides. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 The National Weather Service in Oxnard issued a flood watch for areas in and around recent burn scars, warning of possible debris flows and mudslides. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025 As previously reported by PEOPLE, flash floods killed at least 50 people in neighboring Nepal over the weekend, with mudslides triggered by severe rainfall. Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 Some over-the-top emergencies have included earthquakes, mudslides, tsunamis, train collisions releasing toxic fumes into the air, volcano eruptions, even a bizarre porta potty rescue. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025 While torrential rains and high winds caused significant mudslides, the resilience of the North Carolinians is helping to infuse the area with travelers once again. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 Any burn scar areas will be especially prone to dangerous flash flooding which could trigger debris flows and mudslides. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025 Heavy rain Thursday caused mudslides, debris flows and flooding in Southern California. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mudslides
Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Last week's major earthquakes resulted in landslides, hospital evacuations, and damage to schools across the region.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Since the Civil War, relief efforts had taken her to wars, floods, fires, famines, cyclones, and earthquakes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Representatives from Camp Mystic and others involved in the floods will be invited to testify, Patrick said, though a timeline on the investigation was not disclosed.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Mudslides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mudslides. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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