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Recent Examples of floodgate
For example, a Florida canal gate control system uses radar level sensors on each side of a floodgate, feeding a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) controller that automatically adjusts the gate to balance canal and tidal flows.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
The floodgates were open, and now sports betting has become legal in the vast majority of the country.
—Harry Enten, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
On Saturday, the Ohio Department of Transportation started installing 15 floodgates at the Riverfront Transit Center under Second Street to prevent the river from spilling onto Fort Washington Way.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
There are also 150 floodgates, which keep waters from flowing upstream, and 16 flood pumping stations, which lift inland floodwaters back into the river.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
The floodgates were open, and now sports betting has become legal in the vast majority of the country.
—Harry Enten, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
On Saturday, the Ohio Department of Transportation started installing 15 floodgates at the Riverfront Transit Center under Second Street to prevent the river from spilling onto Fort Washington Way.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
There are also 150 floodgates, which keep waters from flowing upstream, and 16 flood pumping stations, which lift inland floodwaters back into the river.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgate
Noun
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Charlie got into the shower, letting the hot water sluice off the rest of the blood on her back and whatever had dried in her hair.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mauna Lani staff still manage the ponds in the traditional way: Ocean tides bring fish in through a series of wooden sluice gates.—
Samantha Dunn,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Breaking the 65 mm barrier The new design borrowed ideas from an older and unusual frame known as the bone drone.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The man reportedly circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Recent barrages of Russian missiles and drones have seriously damaged Ukrainian gas production and caused extensive power cuts across the country.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Attacking a maternity hospital with a barrage of tear gas, after protesters had been chased inside.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The office of the Oakland County Sheriff took to its official Facebook account to share the harrowing events along with photos of the deer in and out of the barricades.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Because of the weir, the 220-acre lagoon can’t flow freely to the ocean and is slowly filling with silt and reeds.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the weirs found along the route were involved in the milling process.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brandon Elliott, aka Mullet Review, who's known around the Queen City for his mom-and-pop restaurant reviews, goofy T-shirts, and glorious blond locks, recently won the 2025 USA Adult Mullet Championship.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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The series is currently in edit lock, with Jonnydeponny using Mipcom as its first proper introduction to the market.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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