riverbed

as in ground

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Recent Examples of riverbed Álvarez-Alonso et al. 2025 Researchers hypothesize the pebble was collected from a riverbed and transported to the interior of the rock shelter. Jay Kakade june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025 Previously, Russian forces would fly the drones low, for example along a riverbed, to avoid being detected by Ukraine’s air defenses for as long as possible. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 June 2025 Sudden flooding could clear out a riverbed encampment. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025 The rock had been found near a riverbed and deliberately brought to the rock shelter, the researchers believe. Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for riverbed
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Noun
  • Damaging wind and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
  • Personnel requested ground and air ambulances, and began performing life-saving measures.
    Theresa Clift July 12, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Rogge wasn’t admitted and did a foundation year in Antwerp. 2005 - 2008 Enrolls in the bachelor’s program at the Royal Academy.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 15 July 2025
  • The rebuilt lodge sat on the foundation of the former and used many of the original's materials, but was scaled back in its design, removing a second story and observation tower that were part of the original, according to the National Park Service.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Executives wanted enough Star Trek series in simultaneous production that there would be new episodes year-round, out of the belief that Trekkies would be a reliable subscriber base that would help support various non-Trek series.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
  • This mechanical demand helps establish a more stable base of institutional investors.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The warehouse floor has always been a place of constant motion and split-second decisions.
    Prashanth Cecil, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Dogs often developed sores on their feet from living on the wire mesh floors of their cages, and often puppies could be seen with their legs and paws falling through the holes, documents showed.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • What complicated matters, according to these notes, was that Falcon hid in the attic instead of the basement, where he'd been told to hide.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • The floor smelled ripe, the smell of classrooms and basements, which came back to him with another pulse of childhood excitement.
    Clare Sestanovich, New Yorker, 13 July 2025

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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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