Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swales
Noun
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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 -
The South is filled with natural wonders, from dramatic gorges and massive cave systems to beautiful wetlands and pristine beaches.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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There, the village of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François provides a gateway to the deeper Charlevoix region, designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve for rich ecosystems that vary from coastal marshes to boreal forests.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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If something happens to the water, land or the sloughs that hold the wild rice beds, the tribe has nowhere else to go, Tsosie explained.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over the past decade, DER has restored multiple unprofitable bogs, including the Eel River Headwaters Restoration.—
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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The agency said rising water levels in rivers, gullies and swamps may push the reptiles into residential areas in search of dry ground.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The land was also covered by swamps and ponds, where animals lived, including deer, ducks and hogs.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 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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Once settled, campers can follow the Shoreline Trail from camp to make a loop around Turtle Back Hill, a promontory that juts out into a brackish, intertidal salt marshlands.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The song centers on a potential lover intent on enticing someone who found big cities in California and New York underwhelming to try out the sights of moonlit cypress trees in Louisiana, with its swamplands and sounds of Zydeco.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
11 Aug. 2025
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At the time of the launch, the lineup included all-purpose cleaners, dish soaps, hand washes, hand cream and candles, much of which was Made in Italy.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some clothing may be pretreated with permethrin and deter mosquitoes for up to 20 washes.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Swales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swales. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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