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Recent Examples of firth The school also placed firth in overall math growth at 89.70% and third overall in English/language arts growth at 86.60%. EStem Junior High School in East Village's math scores grew at a rate of 84.71%, ranking fourth among central Arkansas middle schools. Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025 For their firth album, McCaughey and Buck went to Chicago and recorded with Wilco as their backing ensemble. Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024 The cast have been hard at work on the show's current firth season. Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 30 Mar. 2021 On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth. Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020 Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction. The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019 Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea. National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017 Kevin Harvick was firth, followed by fellow Ford drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano. Mark Long, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firth
Noun
  • Here, those louvers help extract heat from the engine bay.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
  • The bay historically was not visited by this cetacean species.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Kremlin troops are still more than 87 miles away from the regional capital of Dnipro, which is protected by the river of the same name and its system of estuaries.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
  • Nature lovers can kayak in the calm estuary, bike along coastal trails, or visit nearby Montaña de Oro State Park for hiking and panoramic views of the ocean.
    Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 May 2025

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“Firth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firth. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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