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Recent Examples of floodplain
When a levee breaches, flooding can be rapid and deep, leaving little time for evacuation and causing damage that spreads far beyond the floodplain.
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Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Because the house is zoned as being in a 25-year floodplain, Freeman cannot accessing the city's home repair programs, according to the Interfaith Action of Central Texas, which nominated her for Season for Caring.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 22 Dec. 2025
Miami-Dade County also maintains its own interactive flood zone maps and floodplain management resources, which can provide additional local detail.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Many are in Skagit County, where the entire 100-year floodplain has been ordered to evacuate.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Because the house is zoned as being in a 25-year floodplain, Freeman cannot accessing the city's home repair programs, according to the Interfaith Action of Central Texas, which nominated her for Season for Caring.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 22 Dec. 2025
Miami-Dade County also maintains its own interactive flood zone maps and floodplain management resources, which can provide additional local detail.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Many are in Skagit County, where the entire 100-year floodplain has been ordered to evacuate.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodplain
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Guests on other cruise lines are sure to notice the 43-foot-tall crown and anchor logo that faces the Nassau Cruise Port’s turning basin.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The tools were found in Greece's Megalopolis basin, a low-lying valley in southern Greece's Peloponnese peninsula.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The rolling grasslands and rocky beaches of Vandenberg Space Force Base, home to more than a dozen at-risk species, easily could pass for a peaceful nature preserve — but that’s an illusion.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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All four European expeditions saw a Rapa Nui of gardens and grassland, with no forest or tall trees; Roggeveen had specifically noted Islanders’ excitement at the sight of timber.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Each must traverse more than a mile-and-a-half of terrain, through a canyon, into shadows and out, over rolls that hurl the body half a football field through the air before thudding it back down again.—
Barry Svrluga,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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But the geographical distance is small compared to the geopolitical canyon the Games hope to bridge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Saturday’s program will cover key aspects of the lab’s organization, the village of Weston that once occupied part of the site, science, art and the lab’s natural areas, including Fermilab’s prairie restoration and growing bison herd, museum officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Once out of the prairie in western Minnesota, the scenery got more conventional, with more towns, as well as larger cities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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How to drive safely and report potholes Hitting a pothole could cause serious damage to your car tires, wheels and shocks.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The best way to report a pothole to the city is with the My Fort Worth (MyFW) app, which is available on the App Store and Google Play.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
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The park offers one of the most exciting wildlife experiences in Southern Africa, with a million acres of biodiverse savannas, wetlands, and montane rainforests, and a range of animals that includes buffalo herds, lion prides, and an array of birds.—
Lisa Grainger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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The centerpiece of the 13-acre-plus parkland is a curved bridge overlooking a savanna, allowing elephants to walk under guests.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Farther up the gulch, the water formed a pool, which gave off a rank chemical smell.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
29 Oct. 2025
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There were more creeks, high hills, big parks, passes, and open mountainsides with broken, timbered canyons and gulches.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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Go for a Hike at Woodlands Conservancy Hike through one of the region’s last remaining stands of bottomland hardwood forest at the Woodlands Preserve.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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Whitmer, in November 2020, sent notice of her intention to revoke the state's 1953 easement with the company allowing the pipelines underwater on the Straits of Mackinac bottomlands.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodplain. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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