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Recent Examples of inlet
Engineers rely on advanced computational fluid dynamics to shape the inlet and control these shock patterns.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Nimmo Bay sits on a remote inlet in the Great Bear Rainforest, surrounded by 50,000 square miles of wilderness with no roads, no neighbors, and no cell service.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
In fact, Singer Island was once the north end of Palm Beach, until dredging created an inlet that separates the two island.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Pressure to reopen the inlet never waned.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Nimmo Bay sits on a remote inlet in the Great Bear Rainforest, surrounded by 50,000 square miles of wilderness with no roads, no neighbors, and no cell service.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
In fact, Singer Island was once the north end of Palm Beach, until dredging created an inlet that separates the two island.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Pressure to reopen the inlet never waned.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlet
Noun
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Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in some road closures and flooding of vehicles.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Across the bay in South San Francisco, El Camino High School senior Alejandra Argueta stressed that staying silent is no longer an option.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The question of how to protect fish and the ecological health of rivers that feed California’s largest estuary is generating heated debate in a series of hearings in Sacramento, as state officials try to gain support for a plan that has been years in the making.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The crab-eating frog (Fejervarya cancrivora) lives in mangroves, coastal swamps and estuaries across Southeast Asia.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Framed by lush hillsides and untouched greenery, the secluded cove feels worlds away from the rest of St Barth’s, with calm, crystal clear water and a sense of near-total serenity.—
Molly Barstein,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the quiet end of an idyllic cove, this cottage colony was utterly remade by master minimalist Christian Liaigre.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Inlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlet. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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