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Recent Examples of floodgate
But the floodgates really opened last year when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 years old.
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Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Due to the open floodgates, flows are faster and water levels are higher than usual downstream of the dams.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 24 July 2024
Some parishes, including St. Mary and Terrebonne, started to close off floodgates and distribute sand bags Monday.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
But the floodgates opened this year, when the league office increased the number of foreign players allowed on each team’s 30-player roster from seven to 20.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Due to the open floodgates, flows are faster and water levels are higher than usual downstream of the dams.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 24 July 2024
Some parishes, including St. Mary and Terrebonne, started to close off floodgates and distribute sand bags Monday.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
But the floodgates opened this year, when the league office increased the number of foreign players allowed on each team’s 30-player roster from seven to 20.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgate
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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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The localizer is a barrier at the end of the runway that helps with aircraft landings and was blamed for exacerbating the crash’s severity.Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
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Her Taiwanese heritage and my Swedish background have cemented a foundation that grows and flourishes beyond all barriers, cherishing what SoCal and the world have to offer.Claës Nordenskiöld, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Hingham followed a barrage on Archies goalie Sean Velozo (19 saves) at the end of the first with a Robert Dixon goal two minutes into the second period to tie it, only for sophomore Jack Healy to retake a 3-2 lead for the Bishops about a minute later.Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2024
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Amid the barrage of insults and smack talk were temporary moments of rapprochement between the 39th and the 45th presidents.Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Part of the measures in force today will include a wider and more-enforced-than-usual perimeter around the Beverly Hilton, with closed streets and barricades.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
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The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Many of the state’s wildlife officials got their start working on a weir.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
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Four others are locks to get in at some point: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes.Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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This metal lock has claws that grip onto the strike plate of a door, locking the knob in place once the door is closed.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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