dams 1 of 2

plural of dam

dams

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dam

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dams
Noun
Although more expensive and labor-intensive, the practice replaces much of the Central Valley’s roughly 500,000 acres of rice with temporary wetlands during the winter, a semblance of how the land would naturally function without dams, and levees and civilization. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Shortly after the last of the dams was removed, freeing the Klamath's free flow in late 2024, the salmon that naysayers said would take years to journey past the old reservoirs appeared upstream almost overnight. Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 Upon their return—primarily after the reintroduction of wolves—beavers built dams and ponds, slowing water flow and restoring river ecosystems. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025 Federal agencies, local partners, landowners, and conservationists spent more than three decades, millions of dollars, and countless hours removing obsolete dams, restoring wetlands, and reintroducing fish populations to help pull the Roanoke logperch back from the brink. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025 These most extreme rainfall scenarios can inform design thresholds for high-hazard infrastructure, such as dams and nuclear facilities. Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025 What is left of the Kleine Nesthorn is still crumbling, but the village could build dams to block small landslides. Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025 The Army Corps in 2023 recommended that nine dams along the Fox River be removed, including Elgin’s Kimball Street dam. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 But a citizen is not permitted, in the current legal climate, to explode federal levees and dams, or to hunt oil and gas executives. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Glacial outburst floods happen when the ice dams holding back glacial lakes fail, allowing a sudden release of water. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dams
Noun
  • As levees erupted, storm waters easily flowed in.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Although more expensive and labor-intensive, the practice replaces much of the Central Valley’s roughly 500,000 acres of rice with temporary wetlands during the winter, a semblance of how the land would naturally function without dams, and levees and civilization.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This blocks criminals from opening new credit lines using your information.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Its antivirus also protects your devices through the cloud and blocks threats in real-time.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba with the kind of voice that fills a room and a presence that anchors a world.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
  • When you're stuck staring at a blank page, your brain fills the space with doubt.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Power comes from a compact adapter that plugs into either USB-C port.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Cline plugs into code editors like VSCode and Cursor and provides developers access to AI models of their choice without worrying about arbitrary limits.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bright sunlight floods the sensors with background noise, surface reflections distort the signal, and long-distance measurements require higher stability than short-range indoor use.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.
    Kate Payne, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For power, the Tab S11 packs an 8,400mAh battery while the Tab S11 Ultra has an 11,600mAh battery.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Although milder, the no-heat pickle packs an impressive crunch, and includes plenty of flavorful personality even without the spice.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025

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