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Recent Examples of floodgate
Efforts to upgrade floodgates like Duke did at Lake Wateree in South Carolina are expensive, Jones said.
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Floodwater flowed earlier Saturday over the spillway at Inks Dam, which forms Inks Lake but does not have floodgates.
—Powered By, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
Ten floodgates at Dix's Dam were opened at around 11:15 a.m., Adams said, making conditions dangerous for residents along the Kentucky River corridor due to the release of floodwaters.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
And that’s assuming that no Democrats are able to get elected to reopen the floodgates.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Floodwater flowed earlier Saturday over the spillway at Inks Dam, which forms Inks Lake but does not have floodgates.
—Powered By, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
Ten floodgates at Dix's Dam were opened at around 11:15 a.m., Adams said, making conditions dangerous for residents along the Kentucky River corridor due to the release of floodwaters.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
And that’s assuming that no Democrats are able to get elected to reopen the floodgates.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgate
Noun
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During an extreme-rainfall event, the force of the water cascading down these straightened sluices meets with no resistance from meanders, and a river often has no way of reaching its floodplains—frequently now developed—which could absorb and store some runoff.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The focus is on the Bangs Lake outfall control structure, which is currently maintained by manually making adjustments to the sluice gate.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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For leaders, entrepreneurs, and ambitious professionals, Crone’s work helps to dismantle the subconscious barriers preventing the fullest expression of potential.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Looking around the world at cases of democratic backsliding, evidence indicates that a barrier between the executive and control of local law enforcement is a critical safeguard for democracy.—
Joel Day,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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His instincts are right, of course, and he’s soon forced to defend himself against a barrage of cruel insults playing on his deepest vulnerabilities.—
Laura Holliday,
Wired News,
15 Aug. 2025
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After a barrage of freaky, teasing scares, and a lot of ominous attention directed at Alex’s house, where something evil is clearly going on, Weapons gambles on providing solutions.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Aug. 2025
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While the Russian barricade on the Black Sea has since been lifted, the Commission reports that Ukraine’s current wheat exports (two million tons) are half of its pre-war distribution (four million tons).—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The flood bypass in Yolo and Solano counties diverts floodwaters from the Sacramento River away from the capital city and neighboring communities through a series of weirs.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
Noun
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In addition, free cable locks will be available while supplies last.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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The post also included a picture of a quintet smiling for the camera while sporting their signature red locks.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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