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Recent Examples of swale
Zalatoris could barely find his way out, advancing the ball just 59 feet into another swale.
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Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The lip of the canyon gave way to a gently dropping swale of lush grass, aspens, and large oak trees.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Climate models predict between 76 to 95 percent of swales could be lost to flooding by 2100, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and storm surges from intensifying weather could also put the firefly’s habitat underwater.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
The trooper then positioned the cruiser behind the pickup truck and allegedly saw the driver move across the left lane and straddle the swale separating the HOV lane once again, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Nov. 2024
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Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The lip of the canyon gave way to a gently dropping swale of lush grass, aspens, and large oak trees.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Climate models predict between 76 to 95 percent of swales could be lost to flooding by 2100, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and storm surges from intensifying weather could also put the firefly’s habitat underwater.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
The trooper then positioned the cruiser behind the pickup truck and allegedly saw the driver move across the left lane and straddle the swale separating the HOV lane once again, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
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Florida's natural landscape includes bird-friendly sawgrass marshes, cypress forests, and seashore. Texas also has a diverse landscape, including the World Birding Center, a collection of nine parks and preserves in the Rio Grande Valley.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Deinosuchus could then have spread across the continent to inhabit coastal marshes on both sides of the ancient inland sea, and along North America’s Atlantic coast.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Docent Deb Mossa will lead the 90-minute walk and will highlight the wetlands, wildlife and history of the lagoon.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Beavers have recolonized parts of the Bronx River and Staten Island, building dams and carving wetlands in places once written off as lost to development.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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First Aid Beauty's KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub sloughs away roughness and dead skin buildup caused by KP, and smells like strawberries.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
17 May 2025
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But millions of others wade deep into pristine sloughs and isolated cypress stands and come face-to-face with all sorts of amazing wildlife, maybe picking up cottonmouths or even swimming with alligators.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2025
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Their three bodies were recovered Monday after U.S., Polish and Lithuanian armed forces and other rescuers dug their M88 Hercules vehicle out of a peat bog at the expansive Gen. Silvestras Zukauskas training ground in the town of Pabrade, six miles west of the border with Belarus.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Lithuanian officials said investigators had pulled from a peat bog the U.S. armored vehicle in which the soldiers were traveling, and that a probe into their cause of death had been opened.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The film is set among the Mesopotamian marshes of his childhood, where school children glide through marshlands in canoes to get to their classes, at a time when everyday Iraqis across the country were starving due to U.S. sanctions.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Photos posted to Instagram show what appeared to be a picturesque ceremony held beneath a sailcloth tent overlooking marshland on the Coosaw Point property.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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Her civilian followers escaped into the swamps and lost their way.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Finally, Trump should drain the swamp of troublemakers in our own political system by issuing an executive order that requires a national security review of lobbying activity on behalf of each country.—
Christopher Shays,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 Dec. 2024
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Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.—
Ferris Jabr,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2024
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Liquid or stick blushes are exceptionally versatile, as cheek color, a soft wash of shadow, and even a subtle lip tint.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
15 May 2025
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More than 75 years later, Turtle Wax still captures the attention of the car care industry with a wide range of products for cleaning, shining and protecting vehicles inside and out, including washes, waxes, interior cleaners, and other detailing products.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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