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as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
the shallow creek that runs in back of our house
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as in estuary
chiefly British
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England
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Recent Examples of creek
Recipes came from a tiny creek in the Appalachians and the rice terraces of Yunnan.
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The nurses also provided some basic medical education, making sure that everyone in the area, long accustomed to being able to drink from their local creek, knew that the water was now contaminated because of the flooding.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
Dive team members for the Houston police department then searched beneath the surface of the muddy creek.
—Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Ike Walker, whose business and pleasure in life is the manufacture of fishing lures, was somewhere south of us on the creek fishing with Grady Blanton and Milton Pace.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The nurses also provided some basic medical education, making sure that everyone in the area, long accustomed to being able to drink from their local creek, knew that the water was now contaminated because of the flooding.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
Dive team members for the Houston police department then searched beneath the surface of the muddy creek.
—Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Ike Walker, whose business and pleasure in life is the manufacture of fishing lures, was somewhere south of us on the creek fishing with Grady Blanton and Milton Pace.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creek
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To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
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The property is nestled between a brook and a horse pasture.Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
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Then the pilots flew over the Río de la Plata, the wide estuary separating Argentina and Uruguay.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The estuary already has a long list of non-native species, including bass, water hyacinth, Asian clams and overbite clams.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nestled between the restaurant and the hotel is a scenic pool area designed for the Instagram age with striped green umbrellas and chaise lounges in vibrant tropical-print upholstery, all set against panoramic views of Miami and the bay.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
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What do the cameras look like? About a month ago, a photo was posted on Reddit from a Walmart store in Denton showing body cameras in their charging bays.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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The release also promises personal coves within walking distance from guests' condos and beach homes.Chiara Kim, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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What to try: Bodrum offers something to all travelers — budget-friendly rooms in the hilly cove of Gündoğan (Catamaran Hotel) to 5-star resorts with white-sand beaches (Mandarin Oriental).Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 8 Sep. 2024
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Two legendary sleeper trains, the Caledonian Sleeper and the Royal Scotsman, take travelers between England and Scotland, past rugged Munros, twinkling lochs, and vast expanses of the British countryside.Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
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Wading into an icy loch for a brisk swim and burst of adrenaline.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Creek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creek. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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