MUDSLIDE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

mudslide

noun

Definition of mudslide

as in landslide

a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides.

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Recent Examples of mudslide Simon is expected to make landfall early tomorrow, bringing heavy rain, destructive waves and potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 Despite weakening overnight into a post-tropical cyclone, former Hurricane Isaias left nearly 13,500 without power in the Carolinas at one point Saturday and threatened mudslides with up to 8 inches of rain. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026 The enthusiasm and excitement generated by hiring Parker has been replaced by a mudslide of ugly that the Cowboys’ defense can’t stop. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 In February 1998, four weeks of relentless and deadly storms caused widespread flooding, mudslides and agriculture disruptions as 35 counties were declared federal disaster areas. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mudslide

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Noun

What goes up … But by the midterm year of 1966, much of the energy from LBJ's landslide election in 1964 had been expended — and much more had been siphoned off by his escalation of the war in Vietnam.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Last year, the line was closed for a month for repairs designed to protect it against landslides.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of landslide

Noun

Rainfall may total 12 to 20 inches, causing inland flood concerns, as well.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Areas at highest risk of coastal flooding this week are Orange and San Diego counties, where the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning that will last through Thursday afternoon.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

On a 2022 trip to Manaslu, in Nepal, the cameras were there, recording the moment when Nelson, two turns into her run, got swept up in an avalanche and went over a mountainside.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Holding her tongue is not Kate’s forte in general, and the severity of Todd’s avalanche of blunders in their meeting with the British foreign secretary tests the outer limits of her ability.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

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