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Recent Examples of floodgate
The floodgates opened in the bottom of the sixth inning as Brooks Lee belted a solo home run, Byron Buxton doubled in a run, and Kody Clemens scored on an error to make it 5-0.
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Renato Sanches added a third from the bench as the floodgates opened.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Then, the floodgates opened as Walpole took over in the second half.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
The recent struggles have brought trade rumors surrounding star outfielder Jarren Duran and if Boston decides to move off him, the trade floodgates will more than likely open.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Renato Sanches added a third from the bench as the floodgates opened.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Then, the floodgates opened as Walpole took over in the second half.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
The recent struggles have brought trade rumors surrounding star outfielder Jarren Duran and if Boston decides to move off him, the trade floodgates will more than likely open.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 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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Gemma can see barriers that others might not notice and works to reduce and ultimately remove them for her team.—
Nadia Edwards-Dashti,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Bennis said Malta’s program enables more people to access the visas by lowering the barriers.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Framber Valdez faced the entire starting nine in a six-run barrage.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Brace reacted with a barrage of emails and messages to Elise and Jay Flatland saying the organization was transphobic.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Franklin Fire Department emphasized the dangers of flood waters, saying not to walk or drive through flooded roadways or around barricades.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 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
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And the Army Corps, which manages the river's locks and dams in the area, has an office in La Crescent, Minnesota, across the river from La Crosse.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Holt, Smith and Wayne might have to wait even longer to get into the Hall in yet another crowded class of receiver candidates given Fitzgerald seems like a lock for enshrinement in his first year of eligibility.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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