as in tributaries
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river
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tributaries
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After about two more decades of ice retreat, two tributaries to the north and south of the Alsek Glacier ceased feeding ice to the glacier, NASA reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Invasive blue catfish also may be hurting numbers of striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay tributaries, but that wouldn’t account for low numbers in the Hudson or Delaware rivers.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Confluents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluents. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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