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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgates
Noun
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There are no barriers to entry in sports, nobody is priced out of participation.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026 -
The absolute security that George felt about his own social position, plus some liberal impulse stirring within him, led him to want to take down the barriers that the Mardi Gras krewes—social organizations of immense prestige—had erected against Jews, at least on behalf of the Lemanns.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2026
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As crews positioned orange barricades along the quiet Catalina Foothills road, volunteers moved through the neighborhood posting flyers about Guthrie’s disappearance near a small vigil outside the home.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Floodgates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgates. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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