as in landslides
a large mass of snow descending from a high place
They closed off part of the mountain to skiing due to a snowslide.
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Along the Parkway, thousands of trees fell, debris covered the road, facilities were damaged, and multiple landslides resulted in loss of road segments and weakened structural integrity.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Europe experienced its most extensive flooding since 2013, Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic floods to parts of the US, killing at least 230 people, and extensive flooding in West and Central Africa led to around 1,500 deaths.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Now, all these additions have created much more mobile vault hunters between slides, dashes, gliding and double jumps, in addition to whatever mobility moves your character itself may have.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Bringing luggage during an evacuation can slow the process, potentially risking the lives of passengers still on the plane, and bags can damage emergency exit slides.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Snowslides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowslides. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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