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Recent Examples of swale
Explore a white-sand beach and the sinks, swales, and sloughs found within the 2,500-acre Suwannee River Water Management District.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Deer grass hovers around the swale and California poppies dot the ground.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 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
Save Our Swale program: The Public Works Department offers a program to rehabilitate swales fronting residential properties to enhance stormwater drainage.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Deer grass hovers around the swale and California poppies dot the ground.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 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
Save Our Swale program: The Public Works Department offers a program to rehabilitate swales fronting residential properties to enhance stormwater drainage.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
Noun
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The vehicle then crashed into a tree near Apopka Street, sending the car into a grassy marsh, MSP says.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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The wetland spans about 428,000 hectares (1,600 square miles) of lagoons, mangroves and marshes — roughly the size of Los Angeles — and has been a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2000.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Earthrise rejected Becker’s arguments that the application does not properly identify wetlands that have been farmed.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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In addition to drawing storm chasers and meteorologists, the wetlands surrounding the Catatumbo Lightning area are home to creatures like howler monkeys, river dolphins, anacondas, and capybara, which entice photographers, fishers, and wildlife tourists.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Young vandals have been suspected in a slew of subway thefts in recent months.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Neighbors shared a slew of security camera footage from various incidents, showing masked suspects approaching their homes and stealing packages, taking things from truck beds and breaking into mailboxes.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Just follow the little white arrows that suggest a route around the vast bog.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region’s pristine forests, lakes and bogs.—
Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Along the way, visitors are treated to views of marshlands, rolling dunes, and the open ocean.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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The goal is to restore some of the biodiversity that disappeared when the river's natural marshlands were replaced by seawalls and development.—
Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite its common name, swamp sunflowers don’t require wet conditions to thrive.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Dark wash jeans and coordinates were in demand for other press events.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Spot cleaning can sometimes replace a full wash.—
Ryan Brennan
May 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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