as in landslide
a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place
In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides.
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Recent Examples of mudslide
During the height of Helene, a mudslide ripped the garage off the Avery County home Guinn lived in with his wife, Melissa.
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Steve Hartman, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
McGee and four of her eight children who were with her that night grabbed essential items from their trailer near the Swannanoa River in the western part of the state and, through torrential rain and mudslides, made it to higher elevation.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
California atmospheric river brings record rain, major mudslide risk.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Flash flooding and mudslides are possible along the higher terrain in Jamaica and Cuba.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Steve Hartman, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
McGee and four of her eight children who were with her that night grabbed essential items from their trailer near the Swannanoa River in the western part of the state and, through torrential rain and mudslides, made it to higher elevation.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
California atmospheric river brings record rain, major mudslide risk.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Flash flooding and mudslides are possible along the higher terrain in Jamaica and Cuba.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mudslide
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El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, for example, secured re-election in a landslide victory, consolidating power amid suppression of dissent—along with fulfilling original campaign promises to lower crime.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Swain and eight co-authors said these more intense swings bring greater risks of hazardous wildfires, flash floods, landslides and disease outbreaks.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Before the 1924 Summer Games, when host Paris was beset by floods and economic struggles, L.A. civic leaders volunteered their city as a last-minute replacement.David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The inmates, who are trained to respond to disasters like floods and fires, have been a large part of the state's firefighting force since the 1940s, drawing controversy every step of the way.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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After guests complete avalanche training in the morning, runs are accessed from the warm comfort of a snowcat that transports skiers and snowboarders to the top of terrain and picks them up at the bottom, to do it all again.Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Frost avalanches As the temperature starts its seasonal climb, chunks of frost composed of carbon dioxide begin to break apart and crash to the surface.Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mudslide. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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