riverbanks

plural of riverbank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbanks
Noun
  • And focus on important things like fisheries, clean water, clean air, great local coastal communities, coastal economies, keeping our working waterfronts running.
    Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Along the rocky coast, maritime traditions endure through historic lighthouses, windjammers, and working waterfronts.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The exhibition features his maps and sullied backpack, toothbrush, bar of soap, and survival goods, along with photos of him sleeping on park benches, crouching on the banks of the Hudson in front of ice floes, and haunting the city.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But banks are looking to fortify revenues as a downward trend of inflation in many African markets causes central banks to lower interest rates.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This includes the land on the shores of the Narta Lagoon that Subashi and his fellow villagers say were stolen from them.
    Lindita Cela, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay in northern Michigan are vineyards lined with neat rows of grapevines.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Riverbanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbanks. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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