as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Recent Examples of canal
Peacocks have done a great job of that and also turned marginal urban canals into desirable fishing hotspots.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the sheriff’s office, a cleaning crew working near the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) canal came across a human skull in Redding in March 2013.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Officers found shell casings around the body and also in the canal, according to police documents.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Look for pockets of habitat that offer food or shelter for birds: Surprising things can turn up in unexpected spots, so keep an eye on nearby community green spaces, power line meadows, pollinator gardens, shrubby areas around buildings with mature trees, and the areas along canals or waterways.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the sheriff’s office, a cleaning crew working near the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) canal came across a human skull in Redding in March 2013.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Officers found shell casings around the body and also in the canal, according to police documents.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Look for pockets of habitat that offer food or shelter for birds: Surprising things can turn up in unexpected spots, so keep an eye on nearby community green spaces, power line meadows, pollinator gardens, shrubby areas around buildings with mature trees, and the areas along canals or waterways.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
Noun
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For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In west Carteret and coastal Onslow counties, the NWS warned of up to 2 feet of inundations above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways that could result in property damage.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Smith Mountain Lake is the centerpiece of Smith Mountain Lake State Park, which boasts peaceful coves and waterways, as well as more than a dozen scenic hiking trails and a swimming beach.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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