riverbanks

plural of riverbank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbanks
Noun
  • The result is a growing trend among UHNWIs creating super-compounds that stretch across streets, islands, and waterfronts.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration have been flagging devices like portable power banks, laptops and cell phones for a while, urging travelers to carry them on board instead of checking them with their bags.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In 1943, when the Mississippi tore away from its banks and charted a fierce and muddy course across America’s central farmlands, Gerard’s grandfather, Harold Gerard, had already fled the waters once.
    Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wake up with the distinct call of the Asian koel and walk the silica shores as hermit crabs scuttle by and baby blacktip reef sharks play in the lapping waves.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Now that his $12 million estate in the suburban city of Carmel, Indiana, has snagged a buyer after only a few short days on the market, the family of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has also decided to put their late patriarch’s vacation retreat on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee up for sale.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Riverbanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbanks. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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