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Recent Examples of tidewater
The Potomac, one of the good Eastern black-bass rivers, offers some 400 miles of fair-to-excellent fishing-mostly smallmouths upstream from Great Falls on the outskirts of Washington, D. C., and largemouths in the tidewater downstream.
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Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
With construction permits approved and development underway, the Alaska LNG Pipeline will connect the North Slope's substantial reserves—estimated at 35 trillion cubic feet—to tidewater, facilitating shipments across the Pacific.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
In 1954, the architect completed designs for a Usonian home constructed from local sandstone and imported tidewater red cypress, with a copper roof.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The Potomac River stretches for 380 miles and four states, starting in the Alleghany Mountains of West Virginia and following into the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout, Maryland.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2025
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Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
With construction permits approved and development underway, the Alaska LNG Pipeline will connect the North Slope's substantial reserves—estimated at 35 trillion cubic feet—to tidewater, facilitating shipments across the Pacific.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
In 1954, the architect completed designs for a Usonian home constructed from local sandstone and imported tidewater red cypress, with a copper roof.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The Potomac River stretches for 380 miles and four states, starting in the Alleghany Mountains of West Virginia and following into the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout, Maryland.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
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Farmers in the bottomlands, who previously planted wheat and barley, are beginning to plant rice, which can be underwater for two days without damage to the crop.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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An abundance of water and rich bottomland drew them to the area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
Noun
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So far, Casalinuovo’s banjo catfish have been found at four sites in the Bermejo River basin of northwestern Argentina, near the borders with Bolivia and Chile.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, there were no tropical storms or hurricanes in the Atlantic basin on that date this year, AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva told Newsweek.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The permits dictate that cabins located in the floodplain — which includes most of the little community — cannot be rebuilt.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Today, no homes can be built in a floodplain per Benbrook city ordinance.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then a lion’s roar broke across the plain.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Humanity, united by one language, settles on a plain in Shinar and begins constructing a tower to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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This feminine moment inspired us for the shoes as well; working with silk satin in powdery boudoir shades, some embroidered with delicate embroidery that features little lingerie roses and satin bows, finished with soft suede soles, that come both in comfortable kitten heels and flats.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Pair it with flats for a day at the office, or layer it over tights and boots when temperatures really drop this season.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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The fossil was embedded inside rocks that date to between 115 million and 108 million years ago, in the Early Cretaceous period, when the area was covered by a lush river valley.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
25 Aug. 2025
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Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidewater. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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