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Recent Examples of swale
There, a swale known as Bobby Locke’s Hollow offers a bailout option for those steering clear of the ravine.
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Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Similar swales can be found in Onion Creek Metropolitan Park.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The world looks clean and new and fresh outside with tall purple irises blanketing the swales and the fringes of the shore and azaleas like banks of rose flames along the roadsides and the fresh new lime tongues of cottonwood leaves fluttering like a cool green stream at the edges of the clearings.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
That included building a short block wall to separate the deck from the yard — and prevent skunks, possums and other critters from creeping under the deck — build an open fence to surround the property, and add a swale to retain rainwater.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Similar swales can be found in Onion Creek Metropolitan Park.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The world looks clean and new and fresh outside with tall purple irises blanketing the swales and the fringes of the shore and azaleas like banks of rose flames along the roadsides and the fresh new lime tongues of cottonwood leaves fluttering like a cool green stream at the edges of the clearings.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
That included building a short block wall to separate the deck from the yard — and prevent skunks, possums and other critters from creeping under the deck — build an open fence to surround the property, and add a swale to retain rainwater.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
Noun
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Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Later that day, Kirkpatrick confirmed that the United Cajun Navy's drone located his remains about 200 yards into the marsh, not far from where he was reported missing, according to FOX affiliate WVUE.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Stretching about 31 miles, this flat, scenic trail follows a former railway line through wetlands, vineyards, and charming towns, all the way to Sandbanks.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The groups argue the center threatens sensitive wetlands that have protected plants and animals.—
Greg Norman , Danamarie McNicholl , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Geneva Watch Days opened last Thursday with a slew of new introductions that added substance and excitement to the weekend of events seminars, roundtables and events focused on the world of luxury watches.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the slew of hotels in town, camping is available at Morro Bay State Park.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most such bogs have been drained for cropland, and several European governments are wondering whether to revive them, Politico reported.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Croatan spans 160,000 acres and includes pine forests, saltwater estuaries, bogs, and raised swamps.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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The latter happened when the two brothers were battling a wildfire that had grown from efforts to burn away vegetation on some marshland at the farm; some in Plainfield questioned whether Ed had something to do with it.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Before the storm, this stretch of marshland was largely cattle ranches.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The time a manager locked the front door at a sprint lest a tour bus swamp us a minute before closing.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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On the coast, there is a swampy coastal plain with mangrove swamps.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Choose from a variety of washes and four inseam lengths.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Avoid low-lying washes and underpasses.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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