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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Electric grid improvements include building three new feeders, or conductor lines, from the Rosedale substation to the University of Kansas Medical Center.
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Sofi Zeman
january 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
With no lifts spinning at this ungodly hour, Ski Utah had permission to drive a van up a Brian Head service road to the top of a short feeder run called Blackfoot Access.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Since all birds need water, bird baths will draw a larger diversity of birds than seed feeders, says Becca Rodomsky-Bish, project leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
Why emotional intelligence matters for pets Smart feeders and pet cameras handle the basics.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sofi Zeman
january 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
With no lifts spinning at this ungodly hour, Ski Utah had permission to drive a van up a Brian Head service road to the top of a short feeder run called Blackfoot Access.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Since all birds need water, bird baths will draw a larger diversity of birds than seed feeders, says Becca Rodomsky-Bish, project leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
Why emotional intelligence matters for pets Smart feeders and pet cameras handle the basics.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeder
tributary
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History is everywhere in Okinawa, which from 1429 to 1879 was the Ryukyu Kingdom, a tributary state under China’s Ming and Qing dynasties.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
16 Jan. 2026
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The falls are also named for this blue-green water, which eventually flows into the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River through side canyons and tributaries.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeder. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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