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Recent Examples of snowbank
Few imagine an everyday man collapsing into a snowbank in rural Idaho, his breath carving a shallow cave in the ice, his mind unraveling with every passing year.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025
His car hit both highway walls then careened over a snowbank and fell 70 feet.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, Rodríguez slipped and fell into a giant snowbank behind the goal, an image that defines Atletico Ottawa’s first CPL championship, with a 2-1 over Calgary’s Cavalry FC.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Nearly eight years later, Serhat Gumrukcu, 42, of Los Angeles, is facing a mandatory life sentence in the killing of Gregory Davis, who was abducted from his Vermont home and found shot to death at the base of a nearby snowbank in January 2018, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025
His car hit both highway walls then careened over a snowbank and fell 70 feet.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, Rodríguez slipped and fell into a giant snowbank behind the goal, an image that defines Atletico Ottawa’s first CPL championship, with a 2-1 over Calgary’s Cavalry FC.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Nearly eight years later, Serhat Gumrukcu, 42, of Los Angeles, is facing a mandatory life sentence in the killing of Gregory Davis, who was abducted from his Vermont home and found shot to death at the base of a nearby snowbank in January 2018, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowbank
Noun
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For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Sparse snowdrifts, some ponding of standing water, and repairs to the water system being made.—
CASA Sacramento,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Investors typically take flight to the dollar when stocks are falling, but that’s no longer the case, said George Saravelos, global head of FX research at the German bank.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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John served as the general counsel for an Arkansas community bank.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Snowbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowbank. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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