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Recent Examples of riverbank
Making their return will be capybaras, the largest rodents in the animal kingdom and native to the riverbanks of Central and South America, according to the San Diego Zoo.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
The Acasta Gneiss Complex, a group of rocks exposed along a riverbank nearly 200 miles (300 kilometers) north of Yellowknife, in northwestern Canada, is more widely agreed to be the planet’s oldest geological formation.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
The falling boulder rolled from above the riverbank, hit his friend on the arm and crushed Medford, who had been fishing, the news outlet reported, citing the sheriff’s office.
—Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
Park officials urged visitors to stay out of rivers during elevated-flow conditions and warned of slippery rocks near riverbanks.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
The Acasta Gneiss Complex, a group of rocks exposed along a riverbank nearly 200 miles (300 kilometers) north of Yellowknife, in northwestern Canada, is more widely agreed to be the planet’s oldest geological formation.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
The falling boulder rolled from above the riverbank, hit his friend on the arm and crushed Medford, who had been fishing, the news outlet reported, citing the sheriff’s office.
—Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
Park officials urged visitors to stay out of rivers during elevated-flow conditions and warned of slippery rocks near riverbanks.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbank
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In Maryland, the riverside town of Ellicott City installed sirens in 2019 after a pair of deadly flash floods.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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The raging flash floods — among the nation’s worst in decades — slammed into riverside camps and homes before daybreak Friday, pulling sleeping people out of their cabins, tents and trailers and dragging them for miles past floating tree trunks and automobiles.—
Jim Vertuno,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
Noun
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But everything changed as the crowd moved from Cincinnati’s riverfront to the bridge.—
Annie Goldman,
The Enquirer,
19 July 2025
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Sterling Bay’s original 14 million-square-foot proposal, unveiled in 2019, called for residential and office skyscrapers, some nearly 600 feet high, thousands of apartments, riverfront parks, retail, entertainment, a high-tech science hub and an extension of The 606 trail.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The more than 52,000-capacity stadium, located on Liverpool’s waterfront, is scheduled to host its first competitive Premier League game in August.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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In a few days, volunteers were able clear most of the debris on the waterfront.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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The original Thomas Crown Affair landed two Oscar nominations and tells the story of an insurance investigator working to track down the perpetrator of a bank heist.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2025
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She was then driven to a nearby bank to withdraw the money.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbank. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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