as in landslide
a large mass of snow descending from a high place
They closed off part of the mountain to skiing due to a snowslide.
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Recent Examples of snowslide
Deaths are not uncommon, either from the snowslides, storms or altitude sickness.
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Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
The massive snowslide took place Sunday afternoon local time at the Armancette glacier in southeastern France about 20 miles southwest of Chamonix.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office announced the recovery of the snowshoer at 2:42 p.m. A family member, Laura Vitkavage, confirmed to CBS Denver that her cousin, Nathan Schmidt, was killed as a result of the snowslide.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2022
The skiers, traveling uphill, triggered the snowslide in an area that wasn't mitigated for avalanches and was not yet open for the ski season, the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort said in a release.
—Kay Jones, CNN, 12 Dec. 2021
Though Diana was fortunately not on the slopes that fateful day, Charles was, but miraculously avoided being caught in the snowslide, which injured one member of their group and killed another, Major Hugh Lindsay, a former aide to Queen Elizabeth.
—Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 30 Nov. 2020
Eight people were rescued from that avalanche and the second snowslide occurred as teams were searching for two others.
—NBC News, 5 Feb. 2020
Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after witnesses said more people might be buried, but the operation ended with police saying there were no more victims.
—Fox News, 28 Dec. 2019
Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
The massive snowslide took place Sunday afternoon local time at the Armancette glacier in southeastern France about 20 miles southwest of Chamonix.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office announced the recovery of the snowshoer at 2:42 p.m. A family member, Laura Vitkavage, confirmed to CBS Denver that her cousin, Nathan Schmidt, was killed as a result of the snowslide.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2022
The skiers, traveling uphill, triggered the snowslide in an area that wasn't mitigated for avalanches and was not yet open for the ski season, the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort said in a release.
—Kay Jones, CNN, 12 Dec. 2021
Though Diana was fortunately not on the slopes that fateful day, Charles was, but miraculously avoided being caught in the snowslide, which injured one member of their group and killed another, Major Hugh Lindsay, a former aide to Queen Elizabeth.
—Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 30 Nov. 2020
Eight people were rescued from that avalanche and the second snowslide occurred as teams were searching for two others.
—NBC News, 5 Feb. 2020
Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after witnesses said more people might be buried, but the operation ended with police saying there were no more victims.
—Fox News, 28 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowslide
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Sliwa has hosted various radio talk shows for decades and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2021, losing in a landslide to current Democratic mayor Eric Adams.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In addition to preserving natural ecosystems and the sustainable fisheries that depend on them, reefs may help to protect coastlines from storms and floods, which will become ever more urgent as climate change and rising sea levels give rise to more dangerous storms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Snowslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowslide. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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