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Recent Examples of riverbed
The proposed county ordinance would also create new limits on carrying fire-starting materials, such as lighters, and ban people from removing vegetation in riverbeds or canyons.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Other examples, collected from riverbeds and fossil sites in South Carolina and Maryland, display similar markings, though the exact reasons behind these bites remain a mystery.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Wiens estimates that the rocks—found in an ancient riverbed and strewn uphill on the rim of Jezero Crater—are several billion years old.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Dating to the seventh century BCE, the artifact was originally discovered in a riverbed in Greece’s Peloponnese region in 1914 by a curator at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Feb. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Other examples, collected from riverbeds and fossil sites in South Carolina and Maryland, display similar markings, though the exact reasons behind these bites remain a mystery.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Wiens estimates that the rocks—found in an ancient riverbed and strewn uphill on the rim of Jezero Crater—are several billion years old.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Dating to the seventh century BCE, the artifact was originally discovered in a riverbed in Greece’s Peloponnese region in 1914 by a curator at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbed
Noun
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Under the county’s ownership, the old prison and grounds became a park, a golf course, three schools, and an arts center.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lütke’s bet is that these workers will be the foundation of Shopify’s next era of growth.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The new bridge is a 70-foot-long, single-span bridge built on a pile foundation that is anchored into bedrock.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The monument, as envisioned by the foundation, will feature a nine-sided granite base etched with the names of Tarrant residents killed during the war.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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It’s built from a sturdy metal base with a solid wood and plywood frame and has a swivel design that rotates 360 degrees.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Players who are in strong lineups on teams prone to having awful lineups on the floor in the same games are prone to having skewed impact numbers.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those reasons alone, the professor said, means Titanic will be remembered even as the ship crumbles into a rusty stain on the ocean floor.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the less roomy basement, silhouettes swayed as the flashes of blue from the ceiling’s grid of LED lights revealed young faces.—
Brian Josephs,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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