Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tideway
Noun
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Or was the Spurs’ low assist total a consequence of make-or-miss variance on a torrent of otherwise desirable catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
5 June 2026 -
My one-bedroom suite had a bathtub in the bedroom with water that flowed from the ceiling in a torrent—an unusual and noisy way to fill a bath tub, but certainly memorable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Some residents said the country club contribues to flooding by opening its sluice gate when rain is forecast.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jurado said that pollution and turbidity in the spillway discharge is a concern, too.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Wallmakers needed to connect the two land parcels while keeping the foundation 100 ft within the spillway width, since a JCB excavator needed to be used for clearing the build space.—
Stefan Ionescu
May 20,
New Atlas,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.—
Richard Norton Smith,
WSJ,
19 Apr. 2018
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The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.—
Peter Marteka,
Courant Community,
12 Apr. 2018
Noun
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The closest the data center would be to Weston Gardens is 370 feet, said Riley, due to a wooded floodway and floodplain between the Black Mountain property and Weston’s.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Call it resilience, call it infrastructure, call it economic development—just build it before the next 8-year-old goes to sleep in a floodway.—
Daniel Lehewych,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Sep. 2025
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Just across the border lies Izmail, home to the largest Ukrainian port on the river Danube and a frequent target of Russian attacks.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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One of the drones hit the roof of an apartment building in Galați, a town on the river Danube that separates Romania, Ukraine and Moldova.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Tideway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tideway. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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