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
Kiffin has now started working for LSU, flipping multiple Ole Miss recruits to join his project in the bayou, and rounding out his coaching staff.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The manor’s theme, which has included both a bayou and an asylum, typically changes annually.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
From the outside, the Harris County Jail might be mistaken for a high-end condo, with walls of windows that overlook the bayou in downtown Houston.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
As the realities of these men from the bayou of Louisiana and the Yoruba Orisha on which they are based often feel entangled, The Brothers Size is a piece that makes myth of men who find freedom and direction in relationship to each other.
—Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The manor’s theme, which has included both a bayou and an asylum, typically changes annually.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
From the outside, the Harris County Jail might be mistaken for a high-end condo, with walls of windows that overlook the bayou in downtown Houston.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
As the realities of these men from the bayou of Louisiana and the Yoruba Orisha on which they are based often feel entangled, The Brothers Size is a piece that makes myth of men who find freedom and direction in relationship to each other.
—Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayou
tributary
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The Winneshiek County dairy with about 330 head of dairy cattle has been cited for two previous fish kill incidents, where manure leaked from the operation into a tributary of Dry Run Creek.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
10 Feb. 2026
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Many Maryland watermen have been stuck on land for weeks because parts of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries remain frozen over, leaving some oystermen out of work during peak season.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Bayou.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayou. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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