Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for home ports
Noun
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As a formative member of the American counterculture in the 1960s and ‘70s, McDonald leaves a legacy of bridging contemporary political satire and brazen anti-war sentiments with the early sounds of acid rock.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026 -
What scientists can do is listen to animal sounds and correlate them to observed behaviors.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Manatee season in Florida typically runs from mid-November through March 31, when dropping ocean temperatures send the gentle giants flocking to warmer inland springs and power plant discharge canals.—
Doris Alvarez Cea,
Florida Times-Union,
6 Mar. 2026
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That project would have covered the Animas and La Plata river valleys with canals, pumps and pipelines.—
David Marston,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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We have long been taught that energy security is a matter of geography, defined by who owns the land, who controls the straits, and who signs the treaties.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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That snap that’s going to trigger those ships to go through the straits.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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Morris mentioned pedestrian caps possibly being built along various roads in the downtown area to encourage people to explore local businesses more easily.—
Hedija Spahalic,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And Texas islands, with their shallow bays and seagrass meadows, are home to extensive wildlife.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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The next year, discharges from Lake Okeechobee into the coastal estuaries fueled algal blooms that blanketed the bays in cyanobacteria and red tide.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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However, challenges such as the creeks and coastal lagoons have slowed progress and required some segments to be routed away from the rails and onto nearby surface streets.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Home ports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20ports. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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