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swim·ma·ble | \ ˈswi-mə-bəl 
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\Definition of swimmable
: that can be swum
Examples of swimmable in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The mania started around 2012, when sirens supplanted vampires in young adult fantasy, but the trend really took off in 2015, when celebrities took to Instagram in swimmable tails.
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Washington Post, "Mermaid mania is real, and it’s seeping into the realm of nonfiction books," 13 Aug. 2020 This Instagram darling draws crowds for its colorful sand, sure, but also for its swimmable water, colonial cottages, and excellent restaurants within the vicinity.
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Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Most Beautiful Pink Sand Beaches in the World," 15 Jan. 2020 In 1972, the Clean Water Act passed, with the goal of making all rivers in the country swimmable and fishable again.
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Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, "49 environmental victories since the first Earth Day," 22 Apr. 2019 The Willow Treehouse is a modern marvel nestled into the trees, overlooking a swimmable pond about 15 minutes from Woodstock.
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Megan Barber, Curbed, "12 magical treehouses for your next vacation," 20 June 2019 The towering White Mountains, visible in the distance from the beach, were still capped with snow, but the shimmering Mediterranean was swimmable.
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Luke Pyenson, BostonGlobe.com, "When the best food around is right where you’re staying," 18 June 2019 While the park's waterfalls generally attract crowds on hot summer days Pine Creek waterfall remains under the radar; this small, but swimmable feature is an easy mile round-trip hike from an unmarked trailhead near the park's south entrance.
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Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, "Everything to know about Zion National Park," 9 May 2019 The sewage pollution is the main contaminant preventing Baltimore from reaching goals of a swimmable and fishable harbor.
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Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "Weekend rain washes 10 million gallons of sewage-contaminated water into Baltimore's Jones Falls," 30 May 2018 Nantasket was swimmable 98 percent of the time in 2017, compared with 100 percent the year before.
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Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston area beaches maintain high ratings," 27 May 2018
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