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as in drains
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof
one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in
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Recent Examples of gutters
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Keep yards well-drained by clearing gutters and creating swales or rain gardens.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
Clear out your gutters and drains to prevent melting snow and ice from building up and causing ice dams.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Ice dams form mainly due to inadequate insulation; escaping heat causes snow to melt than quickly re-freeze in gutters, trapping snow and water and leading to leaks and other damage.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
Clearing leaves from gutters and yards, removing excess brush and maintaining defensible space around homes all help reduce the potential for fire spread, consistent with guidance from our fire authorities.
—Chuck Page, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Then there are some measures already required under previous wildfire regulations — such as removing dead vegetation like twigs and leaves, from the ground, roof and gutters — that are not under debate.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Perfectly clean gutters and downspouts are great, but if all that water is being dumped directly into your foundation, your home is still at risk.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
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Last but not least, make sure to clean your gutters and remove any clogs and debris before winter so that melting snow can freely drain away.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Keep yards well-drained by clearing gutters and creating swales or rain gardens.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
Clear out your gutters and drains to prevent melting snow and ice from building up and causing ice dams.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Ice dams form mainly due to inadequate insulation; escaping heat causes snow to melt than quickly re-freeze in gutters, trapping snow and water and leading to leaks and other damage.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
Clearing leaves from gutters and yards, removing excess brush and maintaining defensible space around homes all help reduce the potential for fire spread, consistent with guidance from our fire authorities.
—Chuck Page, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Then there are some measures already required under previous wildfire regulations — such as removing dead vegetation like twigs and leaves, from the ground, roof and gutters — that are not under debate.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Perfectly clean gutters and downspouts are great, but if all that water is being dumped directly into your foundation, your home is still at risk.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutters
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Descaling and Unclogging Uses Use cleaning vinegar to unclog stubborn drains by adding 1 cup of baking soda to your drain followed by 1 cup of cleaning vinegar, says Dills.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
25 Jan. 2026
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Below, San Angelo gives us several methods for cleaning bathroom sink drains, her best tips on how to avoid a clogged bathroom sink, and what to avoid when cleaning your bathroom sink drain.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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This does not include cars that slide into ditches or crashes reported to local authorities.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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These joints were also designed to be lockable for bridging wide anti-tank ditches or canals.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Water collected in the mesh drips down and is collected into troughs.—
Daniella Garcia Almeida,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Her seventh novel follows longtime friends Laura Miller and Edmund Putnam, both languishing in personal and professional troughs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the months before the surge in operations, police lost 25 armored vehicles to ambushes involving barricades, trenches and Molotov cocktail attacks, authorities said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Brands like Dior, Jil Sander, and Calvin Klein styled their pairs with equally classic staples like button-downs, crewnecks, and trenches.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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This architecture fuses the battery and processing units through entanglement, creating a unified quantum link in which power and logic coexist.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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One of hip-hop's highest charting stars of 2025, BigXthaPlug, fuses rap and country.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Peels can create a huge mess in the drainpipes down the road.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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For cans, bottles, and jars, this Otstar tool features a unique six-in-one design that melts away any frustration from stubborn canned and jarred goods.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Greenland’s strategic importance has increased as climate change melts Arctic ice, opening shorter shipping routes to Asia and raising interest in the island’s untapped reserves of critical minerals used in advanced technologies.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farmlands and cities.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ancient Origins reported that the researchers analyzed the carbonate incrustations, or the buildup in the city’s pipes, as well as deposits in the aqueducts and water towers built later on.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Gutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutters. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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