riverbank

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Recent Examples of riverbank For accommodations, there is a slate of luxury properties, such as Eos by Skycity, which overlooks the city’s riverbank. Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 2 Apr. 2025 The chopper landed on a riverbank and spoke with a woman who said she had been stranded at the inlet since the day before, officials said. Mitchell Willetts, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025 The researcher and amateur archaeologist noticed erosion on the riverbank and went to take a closer look. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025 Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, on the riverbanks in the city of Prayagraj. Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for riverbank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbank
Noun
  • Pawtucket has cleaned up its industrial riverside in recent years though, turning once neglected brownfield sites into prime real estate.
    Steve Price, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • The grove also houses two ancient palaces and nine riverside worship points, each maintained by priests or priestesses who inherit their roles through their family lineage.
    Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Friday will feature tours of developments along the Chicago riverfront and of the Jardine Water Purification Plant, the Salt Shed and the United Yards affordable housing project.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • These two projects are slated to transform the historic South Platte riverfront into a vibrant, walkable neighborhood, bringing jobs, housing, and long-overdue investment, while preserving the connection to the outdoors that defines us.
    Rodney Milton, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • The smell of pyro filled the air, with clouds of blue fog visible from the club’s new home on Liverpool’s waterfront a couple of miles away.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Onlookers continued to gather on the waterfront to watch the spectacle.
    Ruth Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Fannie and Freddie play an important role in the housing market by buying mortgages from banks and other lenders.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • This has major implications for banks and fintechs looking to scale fraud operations while maintaining compliance and fairness.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbank. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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