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Recent Examples of culvert
In 1924, a culvert near Wolf Lake was also used by the infamous killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb to dispose of the body of their victim, 14-year-old Bobby Franks.
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Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
There's a, uh, like a little culvert or something.
—Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Currently, sewage and industrial waste drops from culvert pipes onto rocks below, creating splashing that releases airborne pollutants including hydrogen sulfide.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
There's a, uh, like a little culvert or something.
—Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Currently, sewage and industrial waste drops from culvert pipes onto rocks below, creating splashing that releases airborne pollutants including hydrogen sulfide.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was found hours later, barely alive and with a fractured skull, having been brutally raped and left for dead in one of the park’s ravines.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The hole was 340 yards and had no bunkers, only a gully in front of the green.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the mountain sees about a dozen rescues and one fatality per year, with slip-and-falls in steep gullies being a common danger.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Crete Township highway maintenance workers found the dead dogs March 3 in trash bags in a ditch near Norfolk Avenue and Kings Road, Will County sheriff’s Deputy Chief Jeremy Zdzinicki said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle went off the road to the right and into a ditch, then struck several trees.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It should have been called swamp or something like that…trench.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The work required felling primeval trees measuring six feet in diameter and digging a deep trench through the marsh to accommodate boat traffic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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O'Hara said those delays in January were isolated and a direct result of Operation Metro Surge's drain on local resources.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The facility had four drain flies in the kitchen.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The dikes would consist of walls surrounding the city, separating it from the lagoon, Lionello said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Park staff in July partially opened the valve of the structure after heavy rain caused water levels to overflow the lake’s earthen dike, raising erosion concerns.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Thursday At 1pm, head to Mission San Juan for a free immersive agricultural tour and an acequia demonstration.—
Megan Stringer,
Axios,
5 Sep. 2024
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With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
19 July 2023
Noun
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The young mallards were spotted swimming at the bottom of a gutter, 3 feet below a street on the outskirts of Chester, England, on Wednesday, April 22.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Preservationists, the town and the property owner appear to have been at a stalemate since 2018, and walls are now covered in invasive vines, windows are broken out, gutters are dangling and paint has peeled off windowsills.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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