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Recent Examples of swale
The Bethany Beach firefly, for instance, lives only in swales — low-lying freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Bethany Beach fireflies live in low-lying, freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, called swales, that provide them with shelter and food.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
Save Our Swale program: The Public Works Department offers a program to rehabilitate swales fronting residential properties to enhance stormwater drainage.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
The watery enclave is a wildlife magnet at the edge of a sunny green swale.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Bethany Beach fireflies live in low-lying, freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, called swales, that provide them with shelter and food.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
Save Our Swale program: The Public Works Department offers a program to rehabilitate swales fronting residential properties to enhance stormwater drainage.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
The watery enclave is a wildlife magnet at the edge of a sunny green swale.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swale
Noun
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Many of the belts with these spoons attached to the ends were found in a marsh in Denmark called Illerup Ådal, along with thousands of other weapons and pieces of military equipment.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, after the fire died, researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories found high concentrations of toxic heavy metals in the nearby mudflats and marshes.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Renderings show the school as a network of low glassy buildings with pitched roofs, surrounded by palms and, concerningly, what looks like a wetland.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
30 Jan. 2025
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An oasis right in the middle of Reed College, the lake is ringed by trails, including boardwalks through wetlands, and has numerous spots overlooking the water, which are perfect for a moment of quiet contemplation.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In case this is done, that street that is now laid out through the slough will have to be vacated by the process of law.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The sad end of the MS Aurora is a familiar story in the Delta’s marshy sloughs.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2024
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They were found in a peat bog in northeastern Greece near the island of Thasos, an ancient hub for silver mining and metalwork.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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In fact, the earliest evidence came from a core from a peat bog.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Subsidence was also seen at marshlands and lagoons around Northern California's San Francisco and Monterey bays, as well as in the Russian River estuary in Sonoma County, all likely associated with erosion.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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There’s nature education teaching about the maritime forests and marshlands and farm to table dining from the hotel’s garden.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Underneath, a swamp of flavors: pork debris (the meat that falls off the roast and settles at the bottom of the pan; seems to be a Louisiana thing), cheesy grits, caramelized onions, and garlic.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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One shopper wrote that the boots kept their feet dry and warm during two full days of hiking through snow, swamp, and mud.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 Dec. 2024
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Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.—
Ferris Jabr,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2024
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The high school students had a wash and scrub day with the desks and ink spots being the victim.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Double denim continued to dominate with fashion week attendees pairing Trucker jackets with jeans in the same wash.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Swale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swale. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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