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Recent Examples of firth
Bleary-eyed coverage that kicks off before sunrise in the States, with gusts off the firth and cut lines that can swallow a top 10 in an hour.
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Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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
Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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
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The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy are hoping to learn more about these shark and hooked striped bass interactions this summer, and the camera tags in Cape Cod Bay may help shed some light on this shark behavior in the bay.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While no evacuations were ordered, the government advised residents to immediately leave beaches, harbors, marinas, and estuaries, and to stay out of the water.—
Barney Henderson
Robert Birsel
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Some shark species can be found in North Carolina’s sounds and oceans, while others rarely venture into the state’s estuaries, the North Carolina Sea Grant says.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Gamers to watch out for amid the lochs and highlands this season include Survivor stars Rob Cesternino, Yam Yam Arocho and Natalie Anderson, as well as Big Brother‘s Tiffany Mitchell and Ian Terry.—
Glenn Rowley,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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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
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“Firth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firth. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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