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Recent Examples of acequia
Thursday At 1pm, head to Mission San Juan for a free immersive agricultural tour and an acequia demonstration.
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Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
Hundreds of small fish swim in the acequia, the irrigation canal.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
Human artifacts dating more than 10,000 years have been found at Brackenridge, and an acequia was built there in the 1720s to irrigate crops at the Mission San Antonio de Valero.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
In a good year, his acequia can water homes from spring through mid-October.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021
Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
Hundreds of small fish swim in the acequia, the irrigation canal.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
Human artifacts dating more than 10,000 years have been found at Brackenridge, and an acequia was built there in the 1720s to irrigate crops at the Mission San Antonio de Valero.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
In a good year, his acequia can water homes from spring through mid-October.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acequia
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The funding will also help pay for the replacement of a large drainage culvert near Sierra College Boulevard on English Colony Way at Clover Valley Creek, along with the construction of a new bridge and roadway improvements on Garden Bar Road at Doty Ravine.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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In Belgium, culvert removals in the Anlier forest are reconnecting smaller tributaries that play an important role in local biodiversity.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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If finding a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down inside your car and protect your head, or abandon your vehicle and seek shelter in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Martin acknowledged piling bison carcasses in a gulley for erosion control.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Pacer Hasan Ali dismissed Shadman Islam for 10, with Saud Shakeel taking a catch at gully after the batter was surprised by the extra bounce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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First responders arrived at the scene on a report of a child falling into the actively flowing ditch.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Those sorts of unexpected shifts are what make Vile’s brand of self-absorption so uniquely absorbing after all these years, even as Philadelphia leans into his familiar formula of ’70s-Neil ditch-digging filtered through ’80s-Springsteen production and stretched across ’90s-CD sprawl.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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Now, Sherrill faces her first budget cycle as governor while reassuring constituents that the tournament won’t be a drain on taxpayers.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Juhohn Lee,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Half of the opponents of the projects cite drain on resources — like energy usage and environmental effects — in resisting them, while one in five point to higher costs.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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The second discovery was made during the research vessel RV Dagon's expedition to the Tonga Trench, the second-largest trench in the world after the Mariana, in 2024.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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This is the first time scientists saw the species living in trench slopes as well, Judah said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Acequia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acequia. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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