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as in landslide
a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place
Much of the mountainside was covered by the avalanche.
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as in influx
a sudden large amount of something that overwhelms
After the disaster, the town received an avalanche of letters and donations from supporters and well-wishers.
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as in to fall
to fall down in a large mass
The snow avalanched down the mountainside.
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Recent Examples of avalanche
Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
Jenna Bush Hager reacted to her longtime friend and co-host’s retirement announcement with an avalanche of tears Thursday.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2021
Many of these rocks have avalanched from the walls of steep mountains.
—Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019
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November is almost upon us, which means the avalanche of Black Friday beauty savings is, too.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
Jenna Bush Hager reacted to her longtime friend and co-host’s retirement announcement with an avalanche of tears Thursday.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
And many of those paths, some of which are accessible from the Humphreys Peak trail, will avalanche every year.
—Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2021
Many of these rocks have avalanched from the walls of steep mountains.
—Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avalanche
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Earth's gravitational influence could alter this tumbling pattern, potentially triggering landslides over thousands of years as surface materials gradually destabilize.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Our partners at Raw Material shared that Rwandan smallholder farmers had to relocate three times due to landslides.Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Is the Earliest the 2024 Election Can Be Called? Election Day has previously morphed into election week in 2020 with an influx of mail-in and early ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing major slowdowns in vote counting and reporting election results.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lake replaced an ugly swath of the dry bed of the Salt River that cut through the heart of downtown Tempe and spurred an influx of employment and luxury housing on the coveted waterfront real estate.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Questions about the state’s rehab capacity also remain, if Proposition 36 works as intended and adds a flood of people into the treatment pipeline.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, state and local agencies fail to act despite floods of protests.Will Tizard, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Acknowledge your accomplishments—and prepare for the overflow of blessings during this era of your life.Essence, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
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Integer Overflow Sanitizer does the same as above but in relation to integers, or numbers, being too large or too small and enabling an overflow exploit.Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Twelve years after that, at the age of 32, she was killed when her second husband’s convertible skidded to avoid a truck and plunged off a wet bridge, flipping into a river.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2024
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And then the Mets outfielder Mookie Wilson nudged a bouncer toward Buckner, whose glove closed too soon, as the ball—and the game—skidded just past it.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Khai was also featured sitting beside her mom on a rollercoaster before the third slide featured her hugging Mickey Mouse.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The slide created new rapids at the entry point, with sediment and mud continuing to shift, altering river conditions along a three-mile stretch upstream.Tom Howarth FOLLOW, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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At least 218 have been confirmed dead after a deluge caused by heavy rains late on Oct. 29 and the next morning swamped entire communities, mostly in Spain’s Valencia region.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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County registrar’s offices are expecting to receive a deluge of ballots on Tuesday and in the days after, which won’t be included in the earliest vote tallies.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Avalanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avalanche. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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