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Mosquitoes need water to breed, so limit standing water around your home by cleaning gutters and downspouts, removing leaves from low-lying areas and draining dishes under flower pots after rainstorms.
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
For those who might be apprehensive about letting their entire yard grow long, the nonprofit suggests starting with a smaller section near a downspout, at the bottom of a driveway or in another location where rainwater tends to accumulate.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Mar. 2025
Simply cut your downspout to the height of your rain barrel and divert water into it.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Those include: Clean your gutters: Dead cicadas will clog your downspouts.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
For those who might be apprehensive about letting their entire yard grow long, the nonprofit suggests starting with a smaller section near a downspout, at the bottom of a driveway or in another location where rainwater tends to accumulate.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Mar. 2025
Simply cut your downspout to the height of your rain barrel and divert water into it.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Those include: Clean your gutters: Dead cicadas will clog your downspouts.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for downspout
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“Downspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downspout. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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