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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbanks
Noun
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In the past year and a half, the city has decommissioned or taken down three major encampments that had taken hold along the waterfronts, giving all those camping there credible offers of housing or shelter.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2025 -
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
Noun
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Delhi was designed around its banks in the 17th century, when the river fed the canals that cooled royal palaces.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The shift would help keep money in the local community rather than in the hands of banks and credit card companies that charge significant processing fees to generate company profits, the company explained.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And this year, there’s a handful of new stays to lure travelers to its white sandy shores.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps some fans will be able to partake in their tradition of sail-gating on Lake Washington, with shores that lap up to the stadium.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Riverbanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbanks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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