as in levee
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
ice floes were damming the river
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Recent Examples of dam
ABC News, 26 May 2026
There are no structural issues with the dam, officials stressed.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 May 2026
Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
According to the Lake Garda Improvement Association, in the 1920s Harry Battistoni bought small farms along the Burlington/Farmington border, dammed up a small brook, and created Lake Garda.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In recent months, authorities in countries including Sweden, Poland, Denmark and Norway have alleged that hackers linked to Russia targeted their critical infrastructure, including power plants and dams.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
There are no structural issues with the dam, officials stressed.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 May 2026
Verb
Crews will dam the water directly under the Pump House to complete foundation work, and the area around the structure will be closed off.
—Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
According to the Lake Garda Improvement Association, in the 1920s Harry Battistoni bought small farms along the Burlington/Farmington border, dammed up a small brook, and created Lake Garda.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dam
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Around 100 artists will be working throughout the over 60,000-square-foot concrete levee over the weekend as part of an effort with PortKC to beautify the trail ahead of the World Cup.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
May 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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While the land up for sale is currently undeveloped, it's bordered by a neighborhood to its north and south, a river levee to the east, and a public road to the west.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Cans block harmful light better than bottles, whose long necks can allow light and oxygen that speed up aging.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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The acid also blocks tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in melanin production that can become overactive due to the body’s inflammatory response during a shingles infection.—
Alyssa Sparacino,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
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Authorities suspect that the cooling system responsible for maintaining the temperature of the tank filled with methyl methacrylate, or MMA, failed.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Terrazas was poised for a big year, but more than half of the varsity team was filled by freshmen.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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In front of a row of concrete markers tracing the border with Peru, two sandy-yellow Chilean military excavators crawl along a deep trench, digging three metres down before swinging sharply to dump bucketloads of earth into a rising embankment.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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The car tumbled down an embankment into thick foliage, pictures posted on social media by Millers Creek Fire Department showed.—
Joe Marusak
May 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2026
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There was also the problem of propeller blades in front, obstructing a clear shot at German enemy aircraft.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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The judge said that the government met its burden in proving that Farwell is at risk of fleeing, obstructing justice, and causing harm to others if released pre-trial.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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Staff helped the social workers pack their cars, keeping in-person delivery contacts to a small group so that families could build trust with the people showing up at their homes.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Be prepared to be led into temptation at every corner because this tiny neighborhood is packed to the gills with luxury shopping from Bottega Veneta to Prada.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Knicks fans flooded Rocket Arena anyway.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2026
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Eisbrenner chose Brownsville for its deepwater access, low vessel traffic, and her conviction that the oil-rich Permian Basin in West Texas would eventually flood the region with excess natural gas.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Bilt is plugged into Toast, Resy, OpenTable, SevenRooms, Mindbody, and the property management stacks of Greystar, AvalonBay, and Brookfield, with 45,000-plus merchants in the network.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Mileage is tracked through a device plugged into your vehicle or through your vehicle’s existing system.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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“Dam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dam. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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