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
In September, the Mail published photos of their low-key wedding in the Louisiana bayou.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 May 2025
Her dancer embodied the lyrics, pouring gas cans around the bayou cottage and setting it ablaze, courtesy of a projector’s haunting glow on the stage.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
This could be based on a romantic memory in Lisbon, a trek through gorgeous scenery in Switzerland or a perfect meal out in a Louisiana bayou.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Photo by Rita Harper New Orleans If your image of a bayou consists of a misty swamp with trees draped in Spanish moss, head to Bayou St. John on your next trip to the Crescent City.
—Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 May 2025
Her dancer embodied the lyrics, pouring gas cans around the bayou cottage and setting it ablaze, courtesy of a projector’s haunting glow on the stage.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
This could be based on a romantic memory in Lisbon, a trek through gorgeous scenery in Switzerland or a perfect meal out in a Louisiana bayou.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Photo by Rita Harper New Orleans If your image of a bayou consists of a misty swamp with trees draped in Spanish moss, head to Bayou St. John on your next trip to the Crescent City.
—Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayou
tributary
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Best of all was hitting 4-iron off the pine straw on the par-5 13th that narrowly cleared the tributary of Rae’s Creek and set up a 10-foot eagle.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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In November, the U.S. and Mexico signed the Minute 331 agreement, which focused on improving the reliability of Rio Grande water deliveries — in part by suggesting two alternative tributaries through which the transfers could occur.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Bayou.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayou. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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