mudslides

noun

plural of mudslide
as in landslides
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 mudslides 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 Forecasters warned of a destructive storm surge, up to 30 inches of rain, life-threatening flooding and mudslides. — Fernando Llano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Simon was expected to bring heavy rainfall beginning Sunday to parts of southwestern Mexico with life-threatening flooding and mudslides. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 With 8 inches of rain possible in some parts of the mountains into early Sunday, mudslides remain a threat, National Weather Service meteorologists said. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 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 Forecasters said Nolo's outer bands could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island possibly getting up to 20 inches of rain. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Water began to flood the streets of Baja California Sur on Monday hours after residents boarded up homes and set up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
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  1. landslides
  2. floods
  3. avalanches
Noun
  • Remnants of Hurricane Isaias dumped more than 5 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing flash flooding, at least five landslides and 11,000 power outages early Sunday.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
  • This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of landslides
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  • In Sakarya province, around 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of Istanbul, a two-story house that was built on a riverbed collapsed in the floods, HaberTurk television reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With homes nearly toppling into the ocean and back-to-back floods and hurricanes amplifying our sense of dread, keeping track of all things El Niño can be overwhelming.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of floods
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  • The broader Langtang region was also hit by devastating avalanches during Nepal’s 2015 earthquake.
    — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The warmer temperatures are melting and thus destabilizing many of the 60,000 glaciers there, triggering these kinds of avalanches.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of avalanches

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“Mudslides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mudslides. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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