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Recent Examples of snowdrift
Spread over hundreds of acres of forest along the Lake Michigan shoreline, students played sports and tobogganed through snowdrifts.
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Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Alex exits the vehicle and sees a body buried in a nearby snowdrift.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Except the train to Fargo has been canceled on account of a snowdrift.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
These tips, tricks, and items can help prevent you from getting stranded in a snowdrift.
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Alex exits the vehicle and sees a body buried in a nearby snowdrift.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Except the train to Fargo has been canceled on account of a snowdrift.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
These tips, tricks, and items can help prevent you from getting stranded in a snowdrift.
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowdrift
Noun
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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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By the next day, friends and searchers began finding Oberholtzer’s belongings along the roadside near Hoosier Pass — her distinctive blue backpack, a bloody glove and a tissue — and, that afternoon around 3 p.m., her body was discovered in a snowbank.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Are banks open on Veterans Day?—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Nov. 2025
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However, bank ATMs and digital banking features will typically still be available.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Snowdrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowdrift. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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