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Recent Examples of riverbed
At Tanque Verde Ranch, one of the country’s top dude ranches, riders can meander through desert washes (seasonally dry riverbeds), climb rocky hillsides, and experience the quiet solitude of the open desert.
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Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
In the usual Santa Ana storms, most of that flow streams out of the desert, through mountain passes and into the valleys along predictable pathways, like water coursing down riverbeds.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The partial skeletal remains were found on March 22, 1995, in a riverbed off Highway 129 in Santa Cruz County, about 29 miles south of San Jose, said the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Manny Trujillo watched the fire spread into a dry riverbed across the street from his home in Castaic.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
In the usual Santa Ana storms, most of that flow streams out of the desert, through mountain passes and into the valleys along predictable pathways, like water coursing down riverbeds.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The partial skeletal remains were found on March 22, 1995, in a riverbed off Highway 129 in Santa Cruz County, about 29 miles south of San Jose, said the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Manny Trujillo watched the fire spread into a dry riverbed across the street from his home in Castaic.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbed
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
25 May 2025
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Freeze poultry and ground meat that won’t be used within 2 days; freeze other meat within 4 to 5 days.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Drawing on a unique educational foundation that combines mechanical engineering, business, metaphysics, and computer science, Gopi connects patterns that others might miss through his academic research.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Citrus: The Backbone of the Bar Cart Best with: Vodka, gin, tequila, rum, whiskey If cocktails had a flavor foundation, citrus would be it.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Focus on keeping your feet shoulder-width apart to provide a solid base of support.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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The rest of the installment was apparently taken after it was sawed off from its base at the ankles.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 21, 2025, in New York City.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Except, the party was held on the 22nd floor of Lurie Children’s Hospital in honor of one of the hospital’s patients: 18-year-old Taevion Norris.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
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Everyone believed that the water entered through the basement’s window well and the experts recommended raising it by 3 feet.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbed. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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