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All one has to do is spend a little time walking the deep, wide swales at Lobonillo to imagine the punishing human drama of Native American, Spanish, French and American journeys across this land.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
Climate change is affecting the firefly habitat and around 76-95% of swales could be lost to high-tide flooding by 2100, according to climate models.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The Bethany Beach firefly, for instance, lives only in swales — low-lying freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Bethany Beach fireflies live in low-lying, freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, called swales, that provide them with shelter and food.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
Climate change is affecting the firefly habitat and around 76-95% of swales could be lost to high-tide flooding by 2100, according to climate models.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The Bethany Beach firefly, for instance, lives only in swales — low-lying freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Bethany Beach fireflies live in low-lying, freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, called swales, that provide them with shelter and food.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
Noun
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Since the 1950s, Rheem Creek has acted as an important drainage ditch for a community built on what once was a flood plain and tidal marsh.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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The new species lives on the ground and is active during the day near agroforestry areas, on the edges of younger forests or close to marshes and slow-flowing streams, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In addition to chemists and biologists, the science office also employs physicians, nurses, hydrologists and experts who focus on plants, soils and wetlands.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Here, visitors will find miles of wetlands as well as expansive prairies covered with wildflowers.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their papery bark sloughs off and catches in the wind, transporting embers up to half a mile away.—
Hannah Singleton,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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In case this is done, that street that is now laid out through the slough will have to be vacated by the process of law.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His remains, recovered from a peat bog in Vittrup, Denmark, in 1915, were found alongside a wooden club that was likely used to beat him over the head.—
CNN,
The Mercury News,
25 Dec. 2024
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And before temperatures dip to single digits, the cranberry bogs will have to be flooded to keep the fragile buds from drying out.—
Elaine Quijano,
CBS News,
27 Nov. 2024
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Notably, Port Arthur is also just a 30-minute drive to Sea Rim State Park, where 5.2 miles of shoreline and more than 4,000 acres of marshland can be explored at leisure.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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The spot preserves 2,600 acres of marshland, beaches, and upland maritime forest.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Enea turned to nature for a solution, planting 38 swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum), each capable of extracting up to 800 liters of water per day.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 Dec. 2024
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Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.—
Ferris Jabr,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2024
Noun
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Wash stuffed animals with other lightweight or delicate items, and place them in a wash bag for extra protection.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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One of the faucets was in the visitor’s concession stand at Northwest Cabarrus High School’s football field and the other faucet was in a hand wash sink in a kitchen, the message said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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