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Recent Examples of pothole
The Royals’ rotation was among the best in baseball for the first six weeks of the season, but Kansas City’s starting pitchers have hit a collective pothole.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Area residents say a large pothole on Interstate 20 that contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash was a known hazard, and that the Texas Department of Transportation was aware of it.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
As ongoing construction and pothole repairs are underway, this is a shop that can help with car repairs as needed.
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Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Waze and Waymo are teaming up to help combat Los Angeles’ growing pothole problem.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Area residents say a large pothole on Interstate 20 that contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash was a known hazard, and that the Texas Department of Transportation was aware of it.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
As ongoing construction and pothole repairs are underway, this is a shop that can help with car repairs as needed.
—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Waze and Waymo are teaming up to help combat Los Angeles’ growing pothole problem.
—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
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Tiered terraces travel down the sloping backyard past granite outcroppings and towering pines before opening to panoramic views across the entire Lake Tahoe basin.
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.
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To build on the beach is to navigate a complex set of guidelines, among them height restrictions, strict size limits, and floodplain codes.
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At first Weinstein couldn’t process his alarm—her house sits on a hillside, well off the 100-year floodplain—or the sight of other neighbors in her yard in their soaking pajamas.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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Flames crossed west over the Dolores River and made a push up the canyon and onto the rim, Operations Section Chief Toby Cook said in an update Saturday morning.
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Well over four million people visit each year, so those looking to avoid the masses may want to consider heading to the less-popular North Rim of the canyon.
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The dome traps high pressure into one place, like a lid on a kettle.
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That is how the kettle grill was born, according to Weber’s website.
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Tractor Supply sells a wide variety of items, including grills, lawn mowers, ammunition, clothing, tools, gardening products, ATVs, horse saddles, kayaks and live chicks.
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Its extended saddle also makes the Ranger an ideal two-seater electric bike, giving friends, couples, or family members the opportunity to enjoy the ride together.
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For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.
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Officials said Pendery, of Enumclaw, Washington, fell into a crevasse during a patrol near the 14,000-foot camp of Mount McKinley, known to Alaska Native communities as Denali, which has a summit at 20,310 feet.
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From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.
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Letchworth State Park, recently named Best State Park in USA TODAY’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, offers 66 miles of hiking trails, a 600-foot gorge and three popular waterfalls.
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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