as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border
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Recent Examples of feeder
Vendors will offer enclosures, feeders and accessories.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Like most smart feeders, images look best on sunny days.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
In this moment, dozens of them soar, like brilliant beads in a high-speed kaleidoscope amid the feeders placed before me and the other guests of the Mashpi Lodge, 70 miles northwest of Quito, the nation’s capital.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Both species will eagerly feed at nectar feeders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Like most smart feeders, images look best on sunny days.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
In this moment, dozens of them soar, like brilliant beads in a high-speed kaleidoscope amid the feeders placed before me and the other guests of the Mashpi Lodge, 70 miles northwest of Quito, the nation’s capital.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Both species will eagerly feed at nectar feeders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeder
tributary
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Instead, year-round rain and snow feed the Salt River and its tributaries.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Paul Faust, who lives in the Darlington area of Ligonier Township, has a small tributary to the Loyalhanna Creek in his backyard, but on Friday, that run was acting less like a stream and more like a moat.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeder. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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