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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
At its widest in the 1950s, the inlet spanned 500 feet across and 13 feet deep.
—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
At its widest in the 1950s, the inlet spanned 500 feet across and 13 feet deep.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlet
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The rain moved into the region closer to San Francisco, including some areas in the East and South bays, in the afternoon, Murdock said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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While social media debates whether their name is pronounced bet-tuh or bay-tuh, veterinarians tend to be more concerned with how they’re cared for than how they’re named.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Built in the estuary of what was once the River Kaystros, near the Aegean coast, Ephesus thrived as a trading hub connecting east and west.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Three men, all 22 years old, fell through the ice into the estuary’s frigid waters off Norton Drive and Bayswater Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But even nondescript coves take on grandeur in Finland.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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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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“Inlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlet. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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