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Recent Examples of swale
Keep yards well-drained by clearing gutters and creating swales or rain gardens.
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Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
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.
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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.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swale
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
Explore a white-sand beach and the sinks, swales, and sloughs found within the 2,500-acre Suwannee River Water Management District.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for swale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
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Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
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Concerns of a serial killer first emerged in late 2010 after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old woman who placed panicked 911 calls from the Oak Beach community before vanishing into the surrounding marsh.
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Instead, the idea is to lock in preservation protections for the 17,000 acres of wetlands surrounding the facility.
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The land where the Lincoln Memorial sits used to be mudflats and wetlands, but now its Reflecting Pool became home to a historically large algae bloom filled with jagged clumps of blue industrial paint.
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The bulk of this final season has the team dealing with this massive storm that’s created a slew of setbacks at a make-or-break moment for the restaurant.
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Goodfellas has posted a slew of international deals for Spanish directorial duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s Cannes breakout La Bola Negra.
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Blazes can simmer in peat bogs and other areas of organic matter several feet below ground, just waiting to ignite again.
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Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes.
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Hikers dip into shady trails lined with thick brush, a favorite path being the Myakka Canopy Walkway, which offers a rare peek into the ecosystems—both minuscule and massive—within the swampy marshland.
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The biking is along gravel roads through Finland’s northeastern backcountry, crossing boreal forest, marshland, lakes, and low Arctic hills.
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Air quality officials also recommend using an air purifier if available and avoiding the use of whole-house fans or swamp coolers that can draw outdoor air inside.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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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.
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The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.
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The payoff is smoother, brighter, glowier-looking skin with every wash.
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Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes.
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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