Greek firefighters on Wednesday grappled with fires razing swathes of forest land on the outskirts of Athens, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and killing animals from tortoises to horses.
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Swathes
Synonyms for "swathes" (16 found)
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11 entriesswath the fieldswathe aroundswathe inswathed inswathes of destructionswathes of fogswathes of grassswathes of landswathes of populationswathing clothvast swathes
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Daesh conquered vast swathes of Iraq and Syria.
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Unseasonable rains and hailstorms have damaged wide swathes of crops in India, one of the world’s biggest producers of commodities such as wheat. The government has promised to enhance compensation for millions of farmers, who are staring at huge losses.
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