as in short
having relatively little height
the low-lying hills blocked our view of the sea only a little bit
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Recent Examples of low-lying
More than half of the Commonwealth’s members are small nations, many of them low-lying islands at risk from rising sea levels caused by climate change.
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Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Backers believe the academy will give the culturally diverse, widely scattered, and limited number of Pacific Island scientists a unified voice on problems with global and local impact, such as obesity and sea level rise, which threatens their low-lying nations.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
The storm flooded low-lying areas, ripped out roads, toppled trees, downed power lines and water pipes, and cut off entire towns.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, a crevice tool is ideal for cleaning crumbs that fell between cushions, within seams or tufts, and underneath low-lying pieces.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Backers believe the academy will give the culturally diverse, widely scattered, and limited number of Pacific Island scientists a unified voice on problems with global and local impact, such as obesity and sea level rise, which threatens their low-lying nations.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
The storm flooded low-lying areas, ripped out roads, toppled trees, downed power lines and water pipes, and cut off entire towns.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, a crevice tool is ideal for cleaning crumbs that fell between cushions, within seams or tufts, and underneath low-lying pieces.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-lying
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Colors with shorter wavelengths, such as blues and violets, scatter more easily than colors with longer wavelengths, which include red and orange.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Arizona is short thousands of mental health care professionals.Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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This comfy pair of undies gets bonus points for its buttery-smooth material, picot trim, and little rosette detail.Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Tracking Trump's picks to serve in his Cabinet, administration But beyond tactics, Democrats lamented a reputation as elitist, inside-the-beltway experts with little knowledge or interest in what average Americans feel is important for the country.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Results were also mixed for a smaller sponsor, medical scrubs maker Figs, which sponsors the U.S. Olympic medical and training staff.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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But that cable business is only getting smaller, while streaming is starting to become profitable on its own.Tim Baysinger, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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After they were born, however, doctors thought her low birthweight was due to those complications, Chrissy recalls.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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These are the typical wavelengths, measured in nanometers, to look for: Red light therapy commonly uses wavelengths in the 630 to 660 nanometer range, with the lowest effective wavelength around 600 nanometers.Nena Farrell, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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Victims are more than just statistics A map on Holt’s website marks hundreds of accident sites, but the tiny dots are more than statistical points.Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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From the outside, Boca Chica appears to be a tiny village marked by a handful of houses along Boca Chica Beach.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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