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
Both are teachers at Tavares Middle School and every runner in their Red Sea club attends that school or a feeder elementary school.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Nutria are similarly destructive feeders on aquatic plants.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The tags would ping when the birds visited feeders set up by the researchers throughout the woods.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 July 2025
Some plants handle nutrient-poor soil, but watermelons are heavy feeders that need rich, well-draining, and slightly acidic soil to grow well.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Nutria are similarly destructive feeders on aquatic plants.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
The tags would ping when the birds visited feeders set up by the researchers throughout the woods.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 July 2025
Some plants handle nutrient-poor soil, but watermelons are heavy feeders that need rich, well-draining, and slightly acidic soil to grow well.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeder
tributary
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Boats are still the only way to access remote parts of the river and its tributaries.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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For example, the core curriculum, itself, includes at least investment, insurance, tax, estate, and retirement planning, with loads of tributaries.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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