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Recent Examples of firth
For their firth album, McCaughey and Buck went to Chicago and recorded with Wilco as their backing ensemble.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.
—Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction.
—The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019
Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea.
—National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.
—Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction.
—The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019
Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea.
—National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firth
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Already, communities across the bay are arming themselves with legal know-how: forming volunteer groups to monitor for ICE, connecting immigrants to lawyers, and preparing contingency plans in case of deportation.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Organized by local Realtor David Sanchez, the group will begin in the bay, paddle through nearby canals and around Naples Island before returning to the starting point.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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Wading into an icy loch for a brisk swim and burst of adrenaline.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The film features local fisherman, Mylo, who claims to have been attacked by the creature, and who runs a Loch Ness Monster tourist show on the banks of the loch.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Firth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firth. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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