as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
a small creek that is the bayou of a larger stream
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Recent Examples of bayou
The sensation is of walking into a bayou junk shop that’s been abandoned and left to flower, and within and around these verdant crannies, Tsimring conjures a literal electric storm.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
The event, rain or shine, features more than 22,000 pounds of fresh, live crawfish delivered from Louisiana’s bayou country and cooked on-site for a Cajun feast.
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Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
Shirley was buried in a segregated graveyard under live oaks, on a bayou.
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Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
Here the lodge’s rangers transport us on boats, searching for hippos who give themselves away by clusters of bubbles rising to the surface of the bayou.
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Lucie Grace,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
The event, rain or shine, features more than 22,000 pounds of fresh, live crawfish delivered from Louisiana’s bayou country and cooked on-site for a Cajun feast.
—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
Shirley was buried in a segregated graveyard under live oaks, on a bayou.
—
Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
Here the lodge’s rangers transport us on boats, searching for hippos who give themselves away by clusters of bubbles rising to the surface of the bayou.
—
Lucie Grace,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bayou
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayou
tributary
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Rough weather rolled over the Colorado community of Evergreen on Wednesday night, swelling Bear Creek and tributaries and tossing debris and mud into homes and downtown.
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The property features over a mile of frontage along Fall River and controls two of the river’s primary spring-fed tributaries — Spring Creek and Lava Creek, according to Hall and Hall.
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“Bayou.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayou. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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