swales

Definition of swalesnext
plural of swale

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swales
Noun
  • Projects include detecting leaks in aging municipal systems and restoring wetlands that recharge groundwater and reduce flood risks.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
  • When wetlands were filled in and forests cut down.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Those windmills stood on mud and marshes amid samphire and pink thrift flowers, the only warm glow around our house.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Then look to the beach to spot shorebirds such as seagulls and pelicans, while the marshes on the island’s backside are frequented by herons, egrets, and ibis.
    Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Shorten is passionate about these woodlands, moors, and peaty bogs in a way that serves to heighten your own experience of being there.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
  • One mile bogs, raging Rivers, waterfalls, huge waves, giant peaks, cliffs, on and on and on.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The bald cypress is native to much of the Gulf Coast and across riverine swamps of the Deep South.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
  • More is at stake than preserving the singular beauty of the sawgrass prairies of Everglades National Park or cypress swamps of the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Native to the marshlands of central Wisconsin, Native Americans have harvested cranberries for centuries.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • In the swamplands of Florida there sits a forcefield that formed after a meteor hit the area.
    Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Temperatures will dip below freezing in parts of all Lower 48 states, including Florida’s subtropical regions, Louisiana’s swamplands and the mountains of California.
    Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Beauty products have taken over my sink, leaving me fumbling for my go-to face washes and serums every morning and night.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Teplitski does not recommend soap, household cleaning agents, bleach, or other solutions, noting that research shows bottled produce washes have mixed effectiveness.
    Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Swales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swales. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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