landslide

noun

Definition of landslidenext
as in flood
a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.

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Recent Examples of landslide Many in La Guaira remember a previous tragedy, when the city was hit by massive landslides after torrential rain in December 1999. — CNN Money, 28 June 2026 Rodríguez denied those claims, saying some remote areas were difficult to reach because roads were blocked by landslides and debris, forcing authorities to rely on motorcycles, drones and satellite imagery. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 In late 1999, former President Hugo Chávez’s first year in office, floods and landslides destroyed housing, including in coastal northern Venezuela. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 But in the end, Avila Chevalier won, carried to a narrow victory by the left-wing tsunami that created landslides for the other congressional candidates Mamdani endorsed, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for landslide
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flood
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  • Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • And in 1993, after many more floods, the Mississippi swelled again, this time with memorable cruelty.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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