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Recent Examples of riverbed
Mosquito netting forms the front wall of each expedition-style tent, framing views of the dry riverbed and distant ridgeline.
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Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of cottonwood trees stand along the riverbed at the Laguna Grande restoration site.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Getting to his wetland requires jumping railroad tracks and scaling down the steep side of the channel to the riverbed.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
But the adjacent plot straddling the riverbed has been taken over by galamsey workers after her brother leased his land to an Asian businessman.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of cottonwood trees stand along the riverbed at the Laguna Grande restoration site.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Getting to his wetland requires jumping railroad tracks and scaling down the steep side of the channel to the riverbed.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
But the adjacent plot straddling the riverbed has been taken over by galamsey workers after her brother leased his land to an Asian businessman.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbed
Noun
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State and local officials broke ground on a new mental health campus in Norwalk with over 150 beds at the Metropolitan State Hospital.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The second method is installing below-ground bait systems every 10 to 20 feet around a building; the stations are monitored regularly for activity.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Now, a new study suggests researchers globally may have built these plans on a shaky foundation.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the 62-54 loss to Virginia Tech at Gas South Arena in Duluth was indicative of the fight that’s first-year coach Karen Blair has used as a foundation to rebuild the program.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Talarico’s advisers understand there is work to be done to bring Crockett’s base—namely, Black women—into the Democratic tent and ready to work to win in November as a joint effort.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Bandar Abbas base serves as the headquarters of Iran’s Navy, and its primary instrument for controlling the Strait of Hormuz.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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As global automakers and tech firms accelerate real-world trials, Xiaomi’s latest deployment underscores how humanoid robots are steadily moving from experimental prototypes toward practical roles on factory floors.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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And in Bahrain, a fire broke out on the upper floors of a high-rise residential building about a mile from a US Navy base after it was struck by an Iranian drone.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Any personal care items went to the bathroom, and the pet’s food went to the basement.—
Brittany Huston,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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No one came to Dubai expecting to spend their evenings in a basement car park sheltering from missiles.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbed. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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