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
The feeder is also a shopper favorite because its design keeps bees away.
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Clint Davis, People.com, 12 May 2025
This feeder has been super helpful to better track and understand my cats' eating habits.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
The report said although the feeder serving the neighborhood wasn’t one of the 15 worst, customers experienced comparable outage times.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Glass to Garden has been selling their feeders through Instagram and pop-up stands at places such as Ocean Air Community Park and the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Clint Davis, People.com, 12 May 2025
This feeder has been super helpful to better track and understand my cats' eating habits.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
The report said although the feeder serving the neighborhood wasn’t one of the 15 worst, customers experienced comparable outage times.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Glass to Garden has been selling their feeders through Instagram and pop-up stands at places such as Ocean Air Community Park and the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeder
tributary
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In Santarém, where the rainforest meets the Tapajós River — one of the main tributaries of the Amazon — the consequences are already unfolding.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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In the vast network of rivers and tributaries that make up the Pearl River Basin in southern China, the water is naturally filtered by living creatures.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeder. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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