riverbed

as in ground

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Recent Examples of riverbed My vegetable garden resembled a cracked riverbed, the soil so hard that weeding was nearly impossible. Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 In a cave in southern Italy, archaeologists sifted through a muddy riverbed normally submerged by the turquoise waters of an underground river. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025 At Tanque Verde Ranch, one of the country’s top dude ranches, riders can meander through desert washes (seasonally dry riverbeds), climb rocky hillsides, and experience the quiet solitude of the open desert. Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025 In the usual Santa Ana storms, most of that flow streams out of the desert, through mountain passes and into the valleys along predictable pathways, like water coursing down riverbeds. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for riverbed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbed
Noun
  • While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
  • These ground robots have become a regular presence along the front.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • When trust erodes, so does the foundation for data sharing that powers our innovation economy.
    Nick Hart, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Such knowledge, fully consistent with patriotism, provides an indispensable foundation for debates about contemporary issues.
    James T. Kloppenberg, Time, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Why not celebrate the Christian faith, military families, adoption, or traditional values—groups that make up a larger percentage of their consumer base?
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • Bogaerts stole his 11th base in 11 tries this season.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Indiana was also overhauling its defense, learning how to execute simpler yet more aggressive schemes with personnel better suited to defend than the team the Pacers put on the floor in 2023-24 — a team that, yes, made the Eastern Conference finals despite its defensive struggles.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • After Collopy helped Noonan stagger back to his hotel room, Noonan toppled into the mosquito netting around his bed and crashed to the floor.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
  • He’s believed to have started the fire in the basement stairwell.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025

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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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