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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tideway
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In marrying into, then blowing the whistle on, the British monarchy, Meghan has both inspired love and hope and fangirls and been targeted with hate, including a torrent of racist, sexist abuse from the British tabloids and gross commentary from President Trump.—
Michelle Ruiz,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025 -
But for those unwilling to venture out to see the movie, Forbes reported, the temptation to find leaks and torrents apparently became hard to resist.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2016
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Water raged even higher this time (nearly 8 feet over the top of the spillway) and became a monster, obliterating parts of the neighborhood.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2025
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Northern California’s famed ‘Glory Hole’ spillway is used for first time in years.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.—
Richard Norton Smith,
WSJ,
19 Apr. 2018
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The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.—
Peter Marteka,
Courant Community,
12 Apr. 2018
Noun
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Blue Sky Surveying & Mapping Corp. failed to show a federal floodway overlapping the new city council chamber.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2025
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Also in attendance: Nashville architect Alan Dooley, who helped the church win a historic designation for the building, and that allowed Metro Codes to issue permits for the rebuild, even though the building is (clearly) in a floodway.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
22 Dec. 2024
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The competition always occurs during the peak of Alaska’s winter, requiring dogs and mushers — the drivers of the sled — to travel through frozen rivers, mountains and blizzards, according to the race's website.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Classic largemouth water in a river would be a murky, slow-moving bend with thick cover (think fallen trees, heavy vegetation, and boat docks).—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Tideway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tideway. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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