empty into
phrasal verb
emptied into; emptying into; empties into
of a river, stream, etc.
: to flow into (something)
The river empties into the Indian Ocean.
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The Tijuana River, which crosses from Mexico into California before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, carries not just water but millions of gallons of untreated sewage.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Prior to its use as a dump, the parcel of land now belonging to the MTA was a marsh along the now-subterranean Givan Creek, which empties into nearby Eastchester Bay.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Twisting through the bottomland was a sparkling stream that emptied into Indiana’s largest reservoir, Lake Monroe.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Deltas form when the mouth of a river empties into another body of water.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Prior to its use as a dump, the parcel of land now belonging to the MTA was a marsh along the now-subterranean Givan Creek, which empties into nearby Eastchester Bay.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Twisting through the bottomland was a sparkling stream that emptied into Indiana’s largest reservoir, Lake Monroe.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Deltas form when the mouth of a river empties into another body of water.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Empty into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20into. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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