as in flood
a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place
The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.
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In 1980, Carter made a Monday night stop at Detroit Metropolitan Airport for an election-eve speech to Michigan supporters, only to see Republican challenger Ronald Reagan win in a landslide, with Michigan included in his 489 electoral vote total.
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
In Los Angeles, liberal district attorney George Gascon lost re-election in a landslide.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
That 2014 measure passed, 60 percent to 40 percent, but an average of three recent polls indicates that Prop 36 is on track to win in a landslide, 66 percent to 26 percent.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
On Friday, the National Park Service reported a landslide of about 300 to 350 meters of shoreline from the river's left bank into the channel.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
In Los Angeles, liberal district attorney George Gascon lost re-election in a landslide.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
That 2014 measure passed, 60 percent to 40 percent, but an average of three recent polls indicates that Prop 36 is on track to win in a landslide, 66 percent to 26 percent.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
On Friday, the National Park Service reported a landslide of about 300 to 350 meters of shoreline from the river's left bank into the channel.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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