RIVERBEDS Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

riverbeds

noun

plural of riverbed

as in foundations

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surfaces

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Noun

Such a shift would challenge the foundations of modern finance.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
During the personal computer boom, the likes of Michael Dell and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates started private foundations to manage their philanthropy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of foundations

Noun

Developed by Ukrainian technology company SkyFall, the drone is intended to reduce rescue times from hours to minutes, reaching hard-to-access combat zones that are currently served by unmanned ground vehicles.

— DEREK GATOPOULOS, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Democrats are gaining traction in red states and increasingly rebuilding a national brand shredded after the 2024 election, but there’s more ground to regain voters’ trust.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of ground

Noun

Poland also has over 86,000 places of refuge offering a lower level of protection such as basements, underground garages or subway stations, and catering for around 23 million people.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
People let us into their kitchens, basements and living rooms.

— Carol J. Williams, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of basements

Noun

Spotify had guided to slower MAU growth in the third quarter, pointing to changes to products in emerging countries to help the company better monetize its user bases.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The technology could have important applications in space exploration, including providing electricity for future Moon bases, scientific instruments and long-duration space missions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bases

Noun

The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Nordic Knots’s rug is one way to add a slight edge to your floors, as its sharp geometry on soft wool juxtaposes the severity of the shapes.

— Alex Eagle, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of floors

Noun

Similar views can be had from the bathhouse, where the indoor pool is lined with lovely wide lounge beds and wraparound windows for picturesque lie-downs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of beds

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