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Recent Examples of riverbed
At Tanque Verde Ranch, one of the country’s top dude ranches, riders can meander through desert washes (seasonally dry riverbeds), climb rocky hillsides, and experience the quiet solitude of the open desert.
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Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
In the usual Santa Ana storms, most of that flow streams out of the desert, through mountain passes and into the valleys along predictable pathways, like water coursing down riverbeds.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The partial skeletal remains were found on March 22, 1995, in a riverbed off Highway 129 in Santa Cruz County, about 29 miles south of San Jose, said the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Manny Trujillo watched the fire spread into a dry riverbed across the street from his home in Castaic.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
In the usual Santa Ana storms, most of that flow streams out of the desert, through mountain passes and into the valleys along predictable pathways, like water coursing down riverbeds.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The partial skeletal remains were found on March 22, 1995, in a riverbed off Highway 129 in Santa Cruz County, about 29 miles south of San Jose, said the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Manny Trujillo watched the fire spread into a dry riverbed across the street from his home in Castaic.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbed
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Freeze poultry and ground meat that won’t be used within 2 days; freeze other meat within 4 to 5 days.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
25 May 2025
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When trust erodes, so does the foundation for data sharing that powers our innovation economy.—
Nick Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Such knowledge, fully consistent with patriotism, provides an indispensable foundation for debates about contemporary issues.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Despite Yoon’s dramatic ouster, this misogynistic base remains galvanized by the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on right-wing blogs and social media.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Ducks hitting coach Jack Marder has stressed that hitting home runs is not the goal — getting on base is.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 21, 2025, in New York City.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America 🎧 Overnight, a key committee met to set the parameters for debating the bill on the floor and is still meeting, NPR's Deidre Walsh tells Up First.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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He’s believed to have started the fire in the basement stairwell.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbed. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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