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Recent Examples of floodplain
At least 232 barns – housing as many as 5.8 million birds at once – sit in floodplains.
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Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
For the past few decades, the trees that grow in the Mississippi River floodplain, known as floodplain forests, have been struggling.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Mississippi River: Threatened by FEMA’s uncertain future and role in guiding floodplain protections and maintaining infrastructure that protects river health.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Residents have questioned whether repairing seawalls would remove the neighborhood's floodplain designation, which is set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
For the past few decades, the trees that grow in the Mississippi River floodplain, known as floodplain forests, have been struggling.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Mississippi River: Threatened by FEMA’s uncertain future and role in guiding floodplain protections and maintaining infrastructure that protects river health.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Residents have questioned whether repairing seawalls would remove the neighborhood's floodplain designation, which is set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplain
Noun
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The lake was formed most recently in 1905-07, when the Colorado flooded the region, filling the low-lying basin.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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Oil And Gas Production. 35% of New Mexico’s revenue comes from oil and gas fields in the Delaware basin, part of the Permian basin that stretches into West Texas.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Miller moths live about a year — just long enough to emerge from their cocoons on the Great Plains, migrate west to Colorado’s mountains and return to the grasslands in the fall to lay their eggs, Anderegg said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
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Scientists believe that reintroducing mammoth-like creatures to the Arctic tundra could help restore ancient grassland ecosystems and potentially slow permafrost thawing, which releases greenhouse gases.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The beautiful undulating canyons have been sculpted by water and time and offer a peacefulness rarely found elsewhere – but watch out for the rattlesnakes and scorpions.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Another attraction different from its neighbors, Santa Rosa’s Lobo Canyon is reported to feature spectacular sandstone cliffs, but the trek to the canyon is described by the Park Service as a strenuous 9.6-mile round-trip hike.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
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The earthen walls hold back the rain that rolls down the vast Texas prairies, through Houston, on its way to the gulf.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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The presentation also will take a deep dive into the different plants and animals found in prairies, as well as the methods land managers use to preserve this valuable landscape, event organizers said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Kids of all ages can jump in the driver’s seat of big road and bridge vehicles, learn crosswalk safety, fill potholes, microchip a stuffed animal, be a junior building inspector, plan a city, and more.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
4 June 2025
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But some analysts say the market’s optimism is doing cartwheels over a policy pothole.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The gulch is in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
16 Apr. 2025
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Press releases from the attorneys general emphasize the gulch between the leaders, a microcosm of their significantly different approaches to running the agency.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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Disney World: Both Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon will be open this summer Cast members monitored Tucker’s actions with other savanna residents such as zebras, sable antelopes and springbok.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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The study, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, shares several key findings that demonstrate how African savanna elephants move through challenging landscapes.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplain. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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