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Recent Examples of inlet
Plugging the metal end of the hose into the inlet engages the vacuum’s motor, turning the machine on; when the hose is unplugged, the system shuts itself off.
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
The lake below was green, opaque, and nestled into a hundred little inlets.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The Republic of the Marshall Islands, or RMI, is situated roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia and comprises 29 atolls, five islands, and 1,151 inlets, spread across 750,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
Six weeks later, Hurricane Nicole breached coastal dunes and created several new inlets between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
The lake below was green, opaque, and nestled into a hundred little inlets.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The Republic of the Marshall Islands, or RMI, is situated roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia and comprises 29 atolls, five islands, and 1,151 inlets, spread across 750,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
Six weeks later, Hurricane Nicole breached coastal dunes and created several new inlets between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlet
Noun
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Harvest fruit regularly to spur plants to continue producing and keep pests at bay.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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The venue was a casually magnificent stone building, constructed in the fifteenth century as a Dominican convent, on a promontory overlooking a sparkling bay.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Biscayne Bay, the state of Florida's largest estuary, is an important habitat for various species of plants and wildlife.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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This park is located on the rolling hills of northern Contra Costa County, offering impressive views of giant ships and tugboats in the Carquinez Strait, part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The Calabria some outside Italy do already know is the Costa degli Dei, or Coast of the Gods, a 34-mile stretch of Tyrrhenian shore from Pizzo to Nicotera (think of it as the knuckle on the Calabrian toe), where long white beaches alternate with impervious cliffs and rocky coves.—
Lee Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 May 2026
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The infestation spread across an acre of their cove, officials confirmed on the state’s algae reporting site, NC Fish Kill & Algal Bloom Reports.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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“Inlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlet. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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