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Recent Examples of riverbed
Wiens estimates that the rocks—found in an ancient riverbed and strewn uphill on the rim of Jezero Crater—are several billion years old.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Dating to the seventh century BCE, the artifact was originally discovered in a riverbed in Greece’s Peloponnese region in 1914 by a curator at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Feb. 2025
Experts say the recent tropical weather Melbourne has experienced is drawing snakes out of creeks and riverbeds, 9News reported.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Within 15 minutes, the bore rolled in, covering the riverbed upon which the birds had been happily perched at low tide.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Dating to the seventh century BCE, the artifact was originally discovered in a riverbed in Greece’s Peloponnese region in 1914 by a curator at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 Feb. 2025
Experts say the recent tropical weather Melbourne has experienced is drawing snakes out of creeks and riverbeds, 9News reported.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Within 15 minutes, the bore rolled in, covering the riverbed upon which the birds had been happily perched at low tide.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbed
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Developers are planning to break ground later this year on a 237-unit apartment building in Deerfield Beach, bringing activity to a mostly vacant lot whose southern tip is home to a two-story office building on the northwest corner of Federal Highway and Northwest Second Street.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This set has brushes to apply foundation, contouring and more.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Grab your favorite foundation brush or makeup sponge, or even use your fingers to rub it in.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2025
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State of play: Supporters of Trump's trade war see it as a path to rebuilding the U.S. manufacturing base — reversing decades of industrial job losses.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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The monument, as envisioned by the foundation, will feature a nine-sided granite base etched with the names of Tarrant residents killed during the war.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, the hotel also renovated its 392 guest rooms and relocated the lobby and front desk to the ground floor.—
Ryan Slattery,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lesley Anne Murphy posted clips to Instagram on March 26 that appeared to show the ship rocking back and forth, a woman sliding across the floor as the vessel lurched, and a TV slamming into a wall.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the less roomy basement, silhouettes swayed as the flashes of blue from the ceiling’s grid of LED lights revealed young faces.—
Brian Josephs,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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