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Recent Examples of distributary
Delhi gets its water from the Yamuna river, while Kolkata uses water from the Hooghly river, a distributary of the Ganga.
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Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India, 2 July 2019
By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.
—Boyce Upholt, Time, 9 May 2019
In 1831, a pathway was dredged between a distributary of the Mississippi and the Red, leading to the formation of the present Atchafalaya river channel.
—Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
Saline water has long been invading the delta, but because of the drought there is not enough fresh water in the river and its distributaries to dilute the seawater.
—Jane Perlez, New York Times, 28 May 2016
To the left another plume is coming from the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India, 2 July 2019
By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.
—Boyce Upholt, Time, 9 May 2019
In 1831, a pathway was dredged between a distributary of the Mississippi and the Red, leading to the formation of the present Atchafalaya river channel.
—Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
Saline water has long been invading the delta, but because of the drought there is not enough fresh water in the river and its distributaries to dilute the seawater.
—Jane Perlez, New York Times, 28 May 2016
To the left another plume is coming from the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributary
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In March 2019, Clover Flat Land Fill spilled 40,000 gallons of leachate into nearby streams, which are tributaries of the Napa River, Haley said in a news release.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Potamopyrgus antipodarum, or New Zealand mudsnails, were found at two tributaries of the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Peters Creek and Turtle Creek, according to the report.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Luxurious accommodations include 182 guestrooms, suites and villas are tucked discreetly across 60 acres of mangroves and freshwater canals, balancing seclusion with a strong sense of rooted place.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Two tourists were fined and ordered to leave Venice after illegally swimming in the city's canals.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Midway, his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, posed three reclining Art Deco figures in a fountain, representing the three main waterways of the city.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hydroelectric stations have long generated the bulk of Kentucky's renewable energy, and each year, dams in Kentucky waterways produce the same electricity as would the combustion of billions of pounds of coal.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
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The project, which was listed as the third highest priority in the Facilities Plan, included installing new screenings and grit removal facilities, demolishing an existing influent pump station and installing a new pump station, and making other improvements, according to a staff report.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The influent flow is slowed to allow human and food organic waste to settle on the bottom of the tank.—
The Seattle Times,
The Seattle Times,
29 Apr. 2017
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Miran has already uttered the unthinkable about dollar dominance and done the unthinkable by serving as an executive branch loyalist on the Fed board.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The route, closed to the public for security reasons, was lined by 22 half-companies representing all branches of the armed forces.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
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Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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More adventurous canyoneering trips, like Eye of the Needle, feature multiple rappels up to 200 feet in a flowing watercourse and an ascent back from the canyon floor using steel cables in the sandstone.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.—
Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
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Scholars have proposed different culprits, including malignant confluent smallpox whose symptoms include not only the headache, spots, and sores but also the yellowing of the skin.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
19 Nov. 2020
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“Distributary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributary. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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