1
as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
the shallow creek that runs in back of our house
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as in estuary
chiefly British
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England
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Recent Examples of creek
Planting a strip of vegetation along the creek could help slow the runoff of fertilizer, deicing salts, and trash that enter these waterways.
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Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
The grassroots campaign against herbicide application in creeks — which led to a heated town hall on March 3 — has brought attention to how OC Public Works manages the county’s 380 miles of flood channels, and whether crews can both mitigate flood risk and preserve natural ecosystems.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Linas, a runner, started the Creek Team OC Instagram account after noticing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks, where lush green reeds suddenly turned brown and lifeless.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
The grassroots campaign against herbicide application in creeks — which led to a heated town hall on March 3 — has brought attention to how OC Public Works manages the county’s 380 miles of flood channels, and whether crews can both mitigate flood risk and preserve natural ecosystems.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Linas, a runner, started the Creek Team OC Instagram account after noticing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks, where lush green reeds suddenly turned brown and lifeless.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creek
Noun
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Its grounds held extensive gardens, a duck pond and a brook.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
22 Mar. 2026
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With their tiny fences and cottages, a dozen gnomes stood stiff as if at attention yet looked so happy residing on their brook’s muddy banks.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
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The team tethered the crustaceans to posts at varying times of the year and at varying depths of Maryland’s Rhode River, a tidal estuary in Chesapeake Bay.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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The new $11 million installation features between 48,000 and 50,000 individual LED lights — double the number in the original 2013 display — designed for 360-degree visibility and built to better withstand the bay’s salty, windy weather, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The barge was hauling concrete debris to an empty lot on Di Lido Island in Miami Beach across the bay.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ships with barely 100 cabins that can access coves and fishing villages no megaship can touch.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bái Tử Long Bay has the same towering limestone islands and karst formations, caves, hidden coves, and floating fishing villages, but with a quieter, more quaint and intimate feel.—
Jasmine Ting,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Creek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creek. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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