Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milldam
Noun
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The flood bypass in Yolo and Solano counties diverts floodwaters from the Sacramento River away from the capital city and neighboring communities through a series of weirs.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025 -
The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
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Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw added to the home run barrage as the Cubs evened the series before a second straight sellout of 41,084, which included thousands of road-tripping Cubs fans.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Russia conducted its second-largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine since the start of its invasion in 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) whose graph illustrate the response to Kyiv's drone barrage on Russian military airfields.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Studies indicate that safety and accessibility are the most common barriers for people with disabilities looking to engage with nature.—
Anne Ferguson,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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IndyCar safety officials immediately jumped over the barrier that separated the track from pit road to check on him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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The focus is on the Bangs Lake outfall control structure, which is currently maintained by manually making adjustments to the sluice gate.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Still, on May 4, India lowered sluice gates at the Baglihar dam, effectively reducing the downstream flow to Pakistan through the Chenab River by up to 90%, according to the Hindustan Times.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 May 2025
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Officers responded around 6:45 a.m. to the 3400 block of Broadway Boulevard after a security guard for Metropolitan Community College found a man laying unresponsive in a parking lot near the Penn Valley Heath Science Institute.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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The situation started around 8:30 p.m. when a Porter Police officer attempted to stop a motorist, who had been seen tailgating and passing other vehicles on a double-yellow line around the 700 block of North Waverly Road.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Noun
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After baking, chilling them in the fridge for an hour locks in moisture and gives them a dense, chewy texture.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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For now, Scheffler stands alone as the first lock—but the race to join him is far from over.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Pleaded guilty to traffic violations Court records show that Walker was cited and pleaded guilty in December to failing to obey a lawful order, disregarding barricades and careless driving.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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Masked rioters broke away from the otherwise peaceful vigil, building barricades and throwing bricks, Molotov cocktails and fireworks at houses and police.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
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From January through May, the stretch generated double-digit growth for container shipping sailings from the year prior, both northbound and southbound through the canal.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 June 2025
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By 1903, irrigation canals that funneled snowmelt from the Cascade Mountains were dug in the eastern part of the state, and in 1914, vineyards that are now considered historically important were planted in Yakima Valley; the most notable is W.B. Bridgman in Sunnyside.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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“Milldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldam. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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