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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2
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
Several of these creeks offer excellent spring fishing opportunities, too.
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Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Rises in small streams and creeks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
New York is built over marshes and creeks and glacial moraines that announce themselves in a storm.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The team of animal rescuers took Nicky Wessel, a veterinarian at Cutting Edge Equine Veterinary Services, across the creek using an inflatable red rescue boat.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Rises in small streams and creeks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
New York is built over marshes and creeks and glacial moraines that announce themselves in a storm.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The team of animal rescuers took Nicky Wessel, a veterinarian at Cutting Edge Equine Veterinary Services, across the creek using an inflatable red rescue boat.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creek
Noun
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Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Insects drone over running brooks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Biscayne Bay, the state of Florida's largest estuary, is an important habitat for various species of plants and wildlife.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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This park is located on the rolling hills of northern Contra Costa County, offering impressive views of giant ships and tugboats in the Carquinez Strait, part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Harvest fruit regularly to spur plants to continue producing and keep pests at bay.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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The venue was a casually magnificent stone building, constructed in the fifteenth century as a Dominican convent, on a promontory overlooking a sparkling bay.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The Calabria some outside Italy do already know is the Costa degli Dei, or Coast of the Gods, a 34-mile stretch of Tyrrhenian shore from Pizzo to Nicotera (think of it as the knuckle on the Calabrian toe), where long white beaches alternate with impervious cliffs and rocky coves.—
Lee Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 May 2026
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The infestation spread across an acre of their cove, officials confirmed on the state’s algae reporting site, NC Fish Kill & Algal Bloom Reports.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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“Creek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creek. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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