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as in dam
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle
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as in wharf
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
we tied the boat up at the levee and started unloading the fish we had caught
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Recent Examples of levee
Levine said Mountain States was aware the property carried flood risk but noted that the hospital system added levees to protect the building from river flooding at the recommendation of outside consultants.
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Lauren Sausser and Holly K. Hacker, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
Areas around the San Francisco Bay would be inundated by water without the levees.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
But just as New Orleans used that experience to strengthen its levees, many here hope these Carolina communities can build back stronger.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024
Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, overwhelmed the city’s levees and drainage pumps, causing catastrophic flooding and killing more than 1,000 people.
—Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Sausser and Holly K. Hacker, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
Areas around the San Francisco Bay would be inundated by water without the levees.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
But just as New Orleans used that experience to strengthen its levees, many here hope these Carolina communities can build back stronger.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024
Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, overwhelmed the city’s levees and drainage pumps, causing catastrophic flooding and killing more than 1,000 people.
—Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levee
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Those efforts include hundreds of millions of dollars spent studying a hydroelectric dam that was never built and tens of millions building an Anchorage seafood plant that failed.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2025
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In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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That’s when Art Seavey, 67, and his business partners began growing abalone beneath the wharf in Monterey.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity upgrades.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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Video shows a vehicle partially submerged in the ocean after being pushed off an embankment.—
Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Police said the snowmobile drove off the trail, down a steep embankment and struck multiple trees.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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The cantilevered rooftop deck is outfitted with a wet bar, ample seating space, and panoramic views, while a cascading terrace at the back of the house includes a shaded dining spot, a circular spa and a turquoise swimming pool, an outdoor shower, and a private dock with a boat lift.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to its clever tech and self-cleaning dock, the machine can run for seven weeks without human intervention.—
Will Porter,
Architectural Digest,
5 Feb. 2025
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It was then offloaded onto a pier at Naval Base Coronado.—
Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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New piers can be seen extending from wharves in a boost to docking capacity.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.—
Jessica Diner,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2024
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“Levee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levee. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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