sinkholes

plural of sinkhole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinkholes
Noun
  • The money was intended to help build three structures on canals and basins in North Miami-Dade and Broward counties to improve flood mitigation.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
  • As one of the few impact basins on the farside, the SPA basin is one of the few farside locations with thorium on the surface, where the impact that formed the basin dug deep enough into the mantle to bring the melt to the surface.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Narrating the sequence, the director James Hawes said that there were few locations in the world with pools that sit between two buildings.
    Mekado Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Set on pristine white sand, the resort is an angular sandcastle of clean lines, coral surfaces, and glittering private pools that mirror the island’s milky blue surrounds.
    Elspeth Velten, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Sinkholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinkholes. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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