as in flood
a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place
The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.
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Fire safety had also been a concern for hundreds of residents along Mountain Charlie Road, also in the Santa Cruz Mountains, which saw a landslide this spring that blocked access to main roads.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
So they could all be won by the same candidate, resulting in an Electoral College landslide.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
The farm lost between 5,000 and 6,000 Christmas trees from landslides, most of which were four feet tall or less and would have been market-ready in four years, Cartner said.
—Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The Conservatives suffered a bruising defeat in the U.K.’s July 4 general election, when Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government secured a landslide victory as voters grew weary of ongoing leadership changes and political infighting at the tail end of 14 years of Tory rule.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
So they could all be won by the same candidate, resulting in an Electoral College landslide.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
The farm lost between 5,000 and 6,000 Christmas trees from landslides, most of which were four feet tall or less and would have been market-ready in four years, Cartner said.
—Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The Conservatives suffered a bruising defeat in the U.K.’s July 4 general election, when Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government secured a landslide victory as voters grew weary of ongoing leadership changes and political infighting at the tail end of 14 years of Tory rule.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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