snowdrifts

noun

plural of snowdrift
as in snowbanks

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  1. banks
  2. drifts
  3. mounds
Noun
  • At the same time, the early development of tokenized markets is creating new technology needs for the banks, brokers and other institutions the company already serves.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Jane Arraf sends greetings from the former home of English mystery novelist Agatha Christie, located on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of banks
Noun
  • That’s a big discount considering the usual price drifts between $240 and $299.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But engineers estimate that once Swift drifts below 185 miles (300 kilometers) in early to mid-October, operating the telescope will become a challenge, according to NASA.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of drifts
Noun
  • Surrounding this former Franciscan convent were orchards and open fields and Native American burial mounds.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Spanning nearly 100 acres, Tavşanlı Höyük is one of the region’s most extensive Bronze Age mounds, and contains remnants of local Anatolian communities dating as far back as 8,000 years.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of mounds
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