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Recent Examples of riverbank
Start with a visit to Falls Park on the Reedy, where kids can run across the famous Liberty Bridge, climb the boulders along the riverbank, and splash in the shallow waters below the cascading falls.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
Ice jams that block the river in winter start breaking up in spring, flooding the area behind it and creating a powerful current that can wreak havoc on the riverbanks.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – nearly a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, on the riverbanks in the city of Prayagraj, in a spectacle of color and expression of faith.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The region has long suffered from civil conflict, and bodies washing up on the riverbanks may not have all been Gustave’s doing.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
Ice jams that block the river in winter start breaking up in spring, flooding the area behind it and creating a powerful current that can wreak havoc on the riverbanks.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Over the last 45 days, more than 620 million people – nearly a third of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population - have attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, on the riverbanks in the city of Prayagraj, in a spectacle of color and expression of faith.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The region has long suffered from civil conflict, and bodies washing up on the riverbanks may not have all been Gustave’s doing.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbank
Noun
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This type of behavior also prevents new riverside forests from regrowing, the authors noted.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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Other days unfold with bush breakfasts, multi-course tasting menus, and riverside picnics.—
Julia Eskins,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
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The riverfront Intercontinental Hotel Dieu is unabashedly Lyon’s swishest hotel and is well located for walking to the wine bars and restaurants where Beaujolais is poured.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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Long said the new multi-family housing is meant to bring people back to the riverfront and will come with amenities for residents.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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Last November, the City Council approved a multi-million plan to revitalize Old Sacramento’s waterfront.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Given that the property sits within 100 feet of the waterfront, the couple was required to provide unrestricted public access to a 15,100-square-foot outdoor space on the property 12 hours a day, seven days a week, but the business was only open for about four hours a day, Thursday through Sunday.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The bank projects about 25,000 job losses caused by Elon Musk’s task force.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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After the Surfside disaster, Fannie Mae began requiring condo associations to fill out extensive questionnaires detailing their finances and building conditions to submit to a bank or lender when a unit owner wants to sell to a buyer who is seeking financing.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbank. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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