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Recent Examples of floodplain
The Lower Mississippi Valley is the nation's largest floodplain, covering more than 24 million acres across portions Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Around 22 acres of floodplain on the old course’s westernmost edge will be set aside as green space.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1999, the state launched a buyout program to remove at-risk hog farms from the area that has a 1% chance of flooding each year, also known as the 100-year floodplain.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
That program removed 43 farms from the floodplain.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Around 22 acres of floodplain on the old course’s westernmost edge will be set aside as green space.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1999, the state launched a buyout program to remove at-risk hog farms from the area that has a 1% chance of flooding each year, also known as the 100-year floodplain.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
That program removed 43 farms from the floodplain.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplain
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Going towards more than 900 infiltration basins, nearly 300 rain gardens and more than 200 new trees, the investment will absorb 122.5 million gallons of rainwater, the equivalent of 184 Olympic-sized swimming pools.—
Jeff Roth,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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The drumlin islands feature diverse ecosystems including salt marshes, sandy beaches, sea-grass beds, tidal pools, mudflats, grasslands and hardwood forests—alongside a wide range of wild animals and marine life, including mussels, barnacles and dozens of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of the leggy birds return to England’s moors and grasslands each spring to breed.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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The indoor-outdoor flow and natural materials will nod to the surroundings, while a central lodge with 360 canyon views will act as a communal gathering space.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Gulf would become a shipping channel, with 900-foot tankers traversing its narrow deep-water canyons that great whales and other marine species have evolved over millions of years to depend on for food, communication, mating, shelter and safe passage.—
Joel Reynolds,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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While the continent was once home to 170 million acres of tall-grass prairie, now only four percent remains.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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This call is a staple of the summer soundscape in American prairies, where the uppie serves as an indicator species for prime habitat.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Loren Taylor, a former Oakland City Council member, has gained traction with voters as a moderate candidate who has pledged to fix potholes, reduce crime and shorten 911 response times.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The underlying assumption is that planning can avoid deep potholes.—
Allen Best,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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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 had people stationed across the savanna for Tucker’s protection.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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More than 30 percent of the biomass in such savannas gets consumed by termites hollowing out trunks from within, according to research by Zanne, a co-author of an article on deadwood and the carbon cycle in the 2024 Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplain. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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