sierras

Definition of sierrasnext
plural of sierra
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Noun
  • Low snow in the Colorado mountains during the exceptionally warm winter has led to below-average flows in the waterways that supply metro Denver — around 18% of the norm last week in the Colorado River Basin and 2% of the norm in the South Platte River Basin, according to Denver Water measurements.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
  • Travel in the mountains will be difficult to dangerous Tuesday night through Wednesday.
    Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026
  • New construction starts have fallen 77% in primary markets and 62% in secondary markets from recent peaks, according to JLL, even as demand surges.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • However, keep in mind that tipping ranges vary by area, so an acceptable gratuity for a small delivery to an easily accessible location in the suburbs will likely differ from a more complex delivery to a location in New York City, Leighton notes.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
  • Weekly well-being programming ranges from sunrise yoga and sound healing to paddleboarding and Aqua Fit.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Retailer profit margins are chronically slim — and during rapid crude price increases even negative — giving them an incentive to raise prices quickly as the cost of crude and of refined gas mounts — and to try to hold the higher prices steady to recover their margins as their other costs call.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Then again, Ortiz has been pretty charmed this weekend with five winners on Friday, including the Oaks, and five seconds in 11 mounts Saturday before capping it with the Derby.
    Gary B. Graves, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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“Sierras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sierras. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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