empty into
phrasal verb
emptied into; emptying into; empties into
of a river, stream, etc.
: to flow into (something)
The river empties into the Indian Ocean.
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The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
Massive rivers like the Nile and the Rhône today empty into the Mediterranean at sea level.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The river empties into Lake Michigan.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The creek empties into the Cumberland River.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
Massive rivers like the Nile and the Rhône today empty into the Mediterranean at sea level.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The river empties into Lake Michigan.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The creek empties into the Cumberland River.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Empty into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20into. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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