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Recent Examples of snowdrift
Near Yuba Pass in California, a snowdrift broadsided the train.
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Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Be extra alert and remember that snowdrifts can hide smaller children.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
That is, the snowdrifts are up to my waist, and it’s been snowing all weekend.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Wall panels and wardrobe doors opened to reveal, variously, a garden, a snowdrift, and a deer carcass hanging on a gambrel.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Be extra alert and remember that snowdrifts can hide smaller children.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
That is, the snowdrifts are up to my waist, and it’s been snowing all weekend.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Wall panels and wardrobe doors opened to reveal, variously, a garden, a snowdrift, and a deer carcass hanging on a gambrel.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowdrift
Noun
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The following day, Davis’ body was found on a snowbank in the vicinity of his home.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Last of Us’ action scenes are effectively terrifying, and Season 2 delivers nightmarish visions like an army of clickers crawling out of a snowbank and hurtling down a hill at a full sprint, along with a full-on assault that rivals the scale of Game of Thrones’ most epic battles.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Investment bank JPMorgan expects a 75% to 80% drop in imports from there.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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These can help banks confirm a customer received an update.—
Gegham Azatyan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Snowdrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowdrift. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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