as in landslide
a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place
In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides.
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Recent Examples of mudslide
Climate projections ‘materializing’ The storm is expected to move inland towards Laos and Thailand, China’s Meteorological Center reported, with the risk for flash flooding and mudslides increasing.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
With a long coastline facing the South China Sea, Vietnam is prone to storms that are often deadly and trigger dangerous flooding and mudslides.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
The mudslide is real, the mountain is good – thank you very much.
—Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
This will pose a risk of flash flooding and landslides, or mudslides.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
With a long coastline facing the South China Sea, Vietnam is prone to storms that are often deadly and trigger dangerous flooding and mudslides.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
The mudslide is real, the mountain is good – thank you very much.
—Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
This will pose a risk of flash flooding and landslides, or mudslides.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mudslide
Noun
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Bowers lost to Brown in a landslide in 2023, picking up less than a quarter of the vote in the heavily Democratic district.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Padres simply could not make up all the ground that was swept from under them by an avalanche of home runs allowed by Nestor Cortes.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mudslide. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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