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Recent Examples of snowbank
His car hit both highway walls then careened over a snowbank and fell 70 feet.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, Rodríguez slipped and fell into a giant snowbank behind the goal, an image that defines Atletico Ottawa’s first CPL championship, with a 2-1 over Calgary’s Cavalry FC.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Powdery snowbanks, toasty fireplaces, charming Christmas villages, and all?
—Judy Koutsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2025
Nearly eight years later, Serhat Gumrukcu, 42, of Los Angeles, is facing a mandatory life sentence in the killing of Gregory Davis, who was abducted from his Vermont home and found shot to death at the base of a nearby snowbank in January 2018, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, Rodríguez slipped and fell into a giant snowbank behind the goal, an image that defines Atletico Ottawa’s first CPL championship, with a 2-1 over Calgary’s Cavalry FC.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Powdery snowbanks, toasty fireplaces, charming Christmas villages, and all?
—Judy Koutsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2025
Nearly eight years later, Serhat Gumrukcu, 42, of Los Angeles, is facing a mandatory life sentence in the killing of Gregory Davis, who was abducted from his Vermont home and found shot to death at the base of a nearby snowbank in January 2018, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowbank
Noun
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For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Sparse snowdrifts, some ponding of standing water, and repairs to the water system being made.—
CASA Sacramento,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Another Jefferson County circuit judge, Jessica Green, last year drew local and national criticism after granting shock probation to a 32-year-old man accused of abducting a mother and two children and stabbing the mother during a bank robbery.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even with large battery banks, diesel-electric submarines eventually need to recharge.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Snowbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowbank. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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