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
During periods of heavy rainfall, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas, the risk of flooding escalates.
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Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Evacuation warnings in Santa Cruz County are in place for low-lying areas for the risk of flooding along the San Lorenzo River.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Every year, Indigenous people set small low-intensity fires to manage the landscape and clean out low-lying brush — a process that magnified the yield of their plants for medicine and craft-making.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
These warnings highlight the potential for road closures and transportation disruptions, particularly in low-lying areas and along major highways, where excessive rainfall could overwhelm drainage systems.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Evacuation warnings in Santa Cruz County are in place for low-lying areas for the risk of flooding along the San Lorenzo River.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Every year, Indigenous people set small low-intensity fires to manage the landscape and clean out low-lying brush — a process that magnified the yield of their plants for medicine and craft-making.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
These warnings highlight the potential for road closures and transportation disruptions, particularly in low-lying areas and along major highways, where excessive rainfall could overwhelm drainage systems.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-lying
Adjective
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He was injured almost immediately in the fall of 2018 and didn’t return until February; by that time Cleveland was already in stage 1 of a painful (but, ultimately, short) rebuild.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some knobby with new growth, some short or gigantic, some suffering or shrunken, some reaching over paths and roads.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In many cases, these communities had gotten little federal attention for generations, Ortiz said.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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But these little twinges the audience might feel about everyone being mortal only added, if anything, to the evening’s personal potency, and the vitality of a reconvening of the tribe that supported the Wilson sisters from the outset, along with strays picked up during the MTV years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Places to Eat Bryce Canyon Coffee Co. Both Green and LeFevre suggest starting your day at Bryce Canyon Coffee Co. in Tropic, a small community in the Bryce Valley area.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Beneath that ice, the light sensors recorded an astronomically small number of photons: an upper range of 0.04 micromoles per square meter per second, a number very close to the theoretical minimum amount of light that photosynthesis can run on.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Even though the amount of each check is lower, investing it in the stock market, which averages an annual return of 10%, could make up for that loss and more.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The actions by the Department of Education appear to be in response to last week’s sweeping ruling from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, which extended and expanded a block on lower payments and student loan forgiveness under several IDR plans.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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For those who need fast storage on the go, the Samsung Portable T7 SSD is tiny, secure, and now 25% off!—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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The indie retailer is partnering up with Mattel to debut a limited-edition line of clothing and accessories inspired by the tiny doll.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Low-lying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-lying. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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