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Recent Examples of swale
But Bolton fears relocating the aged tree could kill it and the other large, old tree that already sits in the swale.
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Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
While an actual ditch is impractical for most yards, a swale can work wonders at moving water slowly, safely, and efficiently away.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Hoadley says that this grass will thrive in a wet area in your landscape or anywhere there is seasonal moisture, such as rain gardens and swales.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
There, a swale known as Bobby Locke’s Hollow offers a bailout option for those steering clear of the ravine.
—Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
While an actual ditch is impractical for most yards, a swale can work wonders at moving water slowly, safely, and efficiently away.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Hoadley says that this grass will thrive in a wet area in your landscape or anywhere there is seasonal moisture, such as rain gardens and swales.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
There, a swale known as Bobby Locke’s Hollow offers a bailout option for those steering clear of the ravine.
—Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
Noun
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Systems to better protect oceans, coastal marshes and mangroves will also be on the agenda, as well as an emphasis on the indigenous people who live on and manage much of the world’s natural places.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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One of the hits of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, helmer Hadi’s poignant feature debut follows an impoverished girl living with her grandmother in the Mesopotamian marshes during the Saddam Hussein regime.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The drought has also set the stage for devastating wildfires in Brazil that have destroyed huge swaths of the Amazon as well as the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands, and choked cities in thick smoke.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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After the water leaves the wetlands, it’s directed into the reservoir, then sent to TRWD’s municipal customers for final treatment.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the offense unraveled behind a slew of three-and-outs and unforced errors, including two Rodgers interceptions (one of which was his fault, the other bounced off Calvin Austin III’s hands) and a sack for a safety.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Florida started Lagway and running back Jadan Baugh as true freshmen last season after a similar slew of injuries.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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With these pressures in mind, Rhodes turned to a state program to retire and restore more than 30 acres of older bogs.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Native to the marshlands of central Wisconsin, Native Americans have harvested cranberries for centuries.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Finding Her Way Home Randy Oates never is able to land on the rockpile and instead sets me, Anya, Zach and Stryker down in marshland on the banks of Lake Patricia, near where Rob Worrell had found Michelle’s crumbling boot in 2021.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As officers continued the search, local Herb Yancy offered up his boat to help after Kraviec saw movement in the swamp.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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After a brief debate, the group settles on the swamp.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
25 Aug. 2025
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Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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However, due to the wide variety of dyes and dye methods used by clothing manufacturers, dye transfer can still occur during the wash process, especially with new clothes, Wang says.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Heat from water in the wash cycle or drying black clothes on high heat breaks down fabric fibers, increasing dye loss.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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