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 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 Subsequent rainfall turned burn areas into mudslides and filled waterways with runoff. — ABC News, 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 Hurricane Nolo moved away from Hawaii, but forecasters warned of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and damaging winds as the islands recover from earlier storms. — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 The storm could bring life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas with steep terrain across the eastern and southern portions of the islands. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 The Duquesne University community is remembering a professor who died in the deadly flooding and mudslides in Nepal earlier this year. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 Significant flash flooding and mudslides across Kauai County and portions of the Big Island (Hawaii County). — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mudslides
  1. landslides
  2. floods
  3. avalanches
Noun
  • 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
  • In neighboring Myanmar, at least 10 people were killed and dozens were missing after heavy rain triggered widespread flooding and landslides in the southern coastal region of Tanintharyi, local media reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of landslides
Noun
  • The pitch often floods after heavy rain; winter fixtures are often cancelled.
    — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Boulder argued the companies and a trade group knew decades ago that fossil fuels would hurt the environment, raising the risk of floods, extreme heat and wildfires.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of floods
Noun
  • 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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