as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border
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Recent Examples of feeder
There was the feeder right above with plenty of food rewards for its efforts.
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Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Once they're gone from MLS, the feeder sites eventually follow.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Hunters and birdwatchers are advised to wear gloves when handling birds or feeders, to wash hands thoroughly after any contact, and to not eating birds that appear sick or birds that are found dead.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
But the county’s unofficial network of cat feeders say their efforts are key to providing a humane existence for the thousands of strays trying to survive without homes.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Once they're gone from MLS, the feeder sites eventually follow.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Hunters and birdwatchers are advised to wear gloves when handling birds or feeders, to wash hands thoroughly after any contact, and to not eating birds that appear sick or birds that are found dead.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
But the county’s unofficial network of cat feeders say their efforts are key to providing a humane existence for the thousands of strays trying to survive without homes.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeder
tributary
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This one brought us to Rocamadour, a magnificent medieval town in Occitania, set on a cliffside above a tributary of the Dordogne River.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Winneshiek County dairy with about 330 head of dairy cattle has been cited for two previous fish kill incidents, where manure leaked from the operation into a tributary of Dry Run Creek.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeder. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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