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Recent Examples of snowdrift
For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Sparse snowdrifts, some ponding of standing water, and repairs to the water system being made.
—Casa Sacramento, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Each loop of the driveway produced an impassable snowdrift in winter, but by then Carol and Mike were on the coast, watching waving kelp fronds from their living room.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Hours after Oberholtzer and Schnee were murdered, that same night, rescuers responded to a pickup stuck in a snowdrift on a mountain pass outside Breckenridge.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Sparse snowdrifts, some ponding of standing water, and repairs to the water system being made.
—Casa Sacramento, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Each loop of the driveway produced an impassable snowdrift in winter, but by then Carol and Mike were on the coast, watching waving kelp fronds from their living room.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Hours after Oberholtzer and Schnee were murdered, that same night, rescuers responded to a pickup stuck in a snowdrift on a mountain pass outside Breckenridge.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowdrift
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The front of the GMC struck the passenger side of the Subaru, pinning it against a snowbank, said Officer Carlos Perez, a spokesperson for the CHP’s Trucke office.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Galvan’s family and then officers called to the scene found him on the ground near a snowbank, gasping for breath.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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Big banks, seen as the backbone of any economy, also took a hit with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Bank of America down over 2% each.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Any extra power can be stored in the 22kWh battery bank and used to power the hotel load at anchor.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Snowdrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowdrift. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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