as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
a small creek that is the bayou of a larger stream
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Recent Examples of bayou
The Mississippi River, draining snowmelt from the north, was thirty degrees colder than the bayou.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The restaurant welcomes groups and offers prime seating on the outdoor deck that is nestled among the trees and overlooks the bayou.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Coming from humble beginnings in the Louisiana bayou, the sisters decided to chase the glitz and glamour of the Big Apple and haven’t looked back.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 16 July 2025
Streetlights cast a glow just bright enough to illuminate the weathered water vessels while leaving the bayou beyond dark and mysterious.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The restaurant welcomes groups and offers prime seating on the outdoor deck that is nestled among the trees and overlooks the bayou.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Coming from humble beginnings in the Louisiana bayou, the sisters decided to chase the glitz and glamour of the Big Apple and haven’t looked back.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 16 July 2025
Streetlights cast a glow just bright enough to illuminate the weathered water vessels while leaving the bayou beyond dark and mysterious.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayou
tributary
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Don’t miss the Côa Museum, one of the country’s largest, perched at the mouth of the Côa River, a tributary of the Douro.—
Anna Mazurek,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sitting on a tributary of the Nile, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, took some 15 years to built and the Ethiopians see it as a key to their future economic prosperity.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Bayou.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayou. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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