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James and the Lakers were getting avalanched, a run to undo a 17-point deficit got them to within a point before the Grizzlies smothered them with a barrage of baskets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

No wonder Norway avalanched us in the medal count last month.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2018

It added: "Two of the rescue team men avalanched traversing below No 3 Gully Buttress."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2016

The awareness of the trend has since avalanched.

From Forbes • Mar. 9, 2011

The wind howled, the snow avalanched, and the air creaked.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George