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
Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after witnesses said more people might be buried.
—USA TODAY, 26 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
Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after witnesses said more people might be buried.
—USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowslide
Noun
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Unofficial results later Saturday night showed the election was a landslide: 212 voted in favor; 6 opposed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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However, as the Republican leader, party members may be concerned that the negative poll numbers will reflect poorly and result in a Democratic landslide in the 2026 midterms.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Flooding was reported in several states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and flood watches were issued Wednesday in all of them.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Similarly, floods might be due to a broken pipe, but are more often caused by storms, heavy rain, and spring meltwater.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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“Snowslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowslide. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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