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Recent Examples of riverbank
For families, the Santa Claus House on the riverbank is also a sweet stop.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Movie creatures have been in his blood and in his soul and under his fingernails since Hill was making monsters out of riverbank clay as a kid.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
Officially named Thismia selangorensis, the first of the new 'fairy lantern' plant species was discovered hidden away in a tree hole on a riverbank in Taman Eko Rimba Sungai Chongkak, Selangor, Malaysia.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
On the opposite riverbank, the 60,000-seater bowl of Perth Stadium will host its first Ashes Test — carrying Australian hopes for a winning start to their defence of the urn.
—Michael Bailey, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Movie creatures have been in his blood and in his soul and under his fingernails since Hill was making monsters out of riverbank clay as a kid.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
Officially named Thismia selangorensis, the first of the new 'fairy lantern' plant species was discovered hidden away in a tree hole on a riverbank in Taman Eko Rimba Sungai Chongkak, Selangor, Malaysia.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
On the opposite riverbank, the 60,000-seater bowl of Perth Stadium will host its first Ashes Test — carrying Australian hopes for a winning start to their defence of the urn.
—Michael Bailey, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbank
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The members want control of much of the city’s open spaces, including the former-hospital parcel, riverside parklands, and the premier athletic facility, Gates Park.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
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All over the city, from hipster Praga to the riverside promenade, former factories and warehouses have been turned into multi-venue dining hotspots.—
Teddy Minford,
Vogue,
15 Dec. 2025
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From fortress to functionality The new headquarters marks a significant square-foot reduction for the automaker’s corporate office — from a towering complex called the Renaissance Center along the city’s riverfront to just four floors, roughly 200,000 square feet, in the new building.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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Getting around is easier, thanks to a spring streetcar extension linking downtown with the riverfront and CPKC Stadium.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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In addition to higher costs, a convention center expansion is also hamstrung by the city’s lack of control over a key waterfront parcel that would be needed to complete the project.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Miceli's also has a waterfront location and live music in its tiki bar.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Crowds and traffic became such an issue that in 2021, the park began requiring weekend visitors during the February Firefall dates to have reservations as a way to limit congestion and prevent crowds from trampling stream banks and parking illegally along Yosemite Valley’s sensitive meadows.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Most notably, watch here as backup center Oso Ighodaro shuts down Jalen Brunson’s final attempt to tie the score, then Grayson Allen deflects his pass, hustles into the backcourt and banks it off Mikal Bridges’ face and out of bounds.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbank. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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