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Recent Examples of freshwater
The sighting highlights the importance of the park for freshwater biodiversity.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The breakthrough could speed up large-scale hydrogen production by enabling stable output directly from seawater, not just freshwater.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Evidence suggests there are offshore freshwater reserves in every continent, Dugan said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Oil spills can be especially damaging in freshwater environments, such as Lake Superior.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The breakthrough could speed up large-scale hydrogen production by enabling stable output directly from seawater, not just freshwater.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Evidence suggests there are offshore freshwater reserves in every continent, Dugan said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Oil spills can be especially damaging in freshwater environments, such as Lake Superior.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshwater
pure
Adjective
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About 10 minutes into the party, pure silence blanketed the room.—
Sofia Zarran,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Young is pure New York, having grown up at Sleepy Hollow when his father was the head pro.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Freshwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshwater. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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