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Recent Examples of tidewater
The Charlotte chefs with Virginia roots who have long worked together on food that promotes understanding of Black culinary history and coastal tidewater cuisine were named together as a semifinalist for the James Beard Award: Best Chef Southeast.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
In some states, for instance, using a cast net is lawful for catching shiners, river baitfish, and tidewater minnows.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
Before the water could be cleared, translucent two-inch fish called tidewater goby took up residence there.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
But the presence of the tidewater goby meant the road could not be cleared nor a temporary ramp erected — at least before the triathlon.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
In some states, for instance, using a cast net is lawful for catching shiners, river baitfish, and tidewater minnows.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
Before the water could be cleared, translucent two-inch fish called tidewater goby took up residence there.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
But the presence of the tidewater goby meant the road could not be cleared nor a temporary ramp erected — at least before the triathlon.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
Noun
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There is quite a large area of bottomland forest and marshlands year round.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
20 Dec. 2024
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Tennessee residents will be able to choose Red Milkweed - a native perennial found in swamps, river bottomlands and wet meadows - and Common Milkweed - another native perennial found in fields, open woods and roadsides, though less than 100,000 seed packets remain for each variety.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2024
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The leaders also highlighted ongoing concerns about drought in the Colorado River basin and housing.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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Dominating the bottom left is the massive Caloris basin, spanning 1,500 km, surrounded by radiating troughs from its ancient impact.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Millions of people live in at-risk mountainous areas or near fertile floodplains.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Growing populations mean even more people are at risk Sources: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) Over recent decades, most coastal and floodplain areas in the Mediterranean region have also become densely urbanized, leaving little space for waterways.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly the sea rises and starts to flood the plain.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Half of Brooklyn is on an outwash plain—Prospect Park to Coney Island.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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The teen, who was snapped carrying a watermelon, stood a head taller than his mom, who was photographed in black flats.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Evidence of Mumbai’s colonial past can be found in the city’s chawls, rickety tenement flats stacked upon each other like depressing LEGO blocks.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Sandy and gravelly soils predominate on the valley floors, providing excellent drainage for the vines.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Winds could gust up to 70 mph in the mountains and 50 mph along the coast and in the valleys, the NWS says.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 Dec. 2024
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Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.—
Ferris Jabr,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2024
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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidewater. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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