as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Recent Examples of canal
It was launched in 2010 by Bernd Schlacher—who had already made a name for himself with Motto bar (home, for a time, to a young bartender called Helmut Lang)—with an all-day menu of comfort-food favorites and boisterous summer evenings when the canal side becomes one of the buzziest parts of town.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Fort Lauderdale offers a burgeoning food scene, several museums, 24 miles of beachfront, and gondola rides on the canals.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
That girl was eventually identified as Candy, who had been thrown onto the rocks in a nearby canal and left to be eaten alive by alligators.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Sacramento County sheriff’s officials have said Czech’s body was found in the canal along Tokay Avenue not far from Florin Road and Florin Perkins Road.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Fort Lauderdale offers a burgeoning food scene, several museums, 24 miles of beachfront, and gondola rides on the canals.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
That girl was eventually identified as Candy, who had been thrown onto the rocks in a nearby canal and left to be eaten alive by alligators.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Sacramento County sheriff’s officials have said Czech’s body was found in the canal along Tokay Avenue not far from Florin Road and Florin Perkins Road.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
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The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farmlands and cities.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ancient Origins reported that the researchers analyzed the carbonate incrustations, or the buildup in the city’s pipes, as well as deposits in the aqueducts and water towers built later on.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Blocking the waterway, even temporarily, can ratchet up global energy prices, raise shipping costs and cause significant supply delays.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the lead- and zinc-rich northeast, mining can release acidic drainage caused by oxidation of sulfide minerals, which can leach heavy metals from mining waste, contaminating waterways.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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