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as in dam
a bank of earth constructed to control water
the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle
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as in wharf
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
we tied the boat up at the levee and started unloading the fish we had caught
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Recent Examples of levee
The lakes around the region are controlled by levee systems, which are made to help reduce flooding.
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Brayden Garcia
july 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025
The levee was expanded farther south in the 1980s to include communities in southwest Louisville near the Ohio River.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, where hundreds of people died when Hurricane Katrina broke a levee in 2005, and Houston’s Kashmere Gardens, flooded by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, are just two among many examples.
—Ivis García, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
There were also delays in conveying the vital information that the levees had failed.
—ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
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Brayden Garcia
july 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025
The levee was expanded farther south in the 1980s to include communities in southwest Louisville near the Ohio River.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, where hundreds of people died when Hurricane Katrina broke a levee in 2005, and Houston’s Kashmere Gardens, flooded by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, are just two among many examples.
—Ivis García, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
There were also delays in conveying the vital information that the levees had failed.
—ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levee
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The 12-mile-long dam was built for three main reasons: to improve water quality, to control flooding, and to provide a place for recreation.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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The state declared the dam unsafe two years ago, demanded the water level be lowered because of flood risk and ordered San Diego to accelerate efforts to rebuild the 106-year-old dam.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The city demolished a restaurant at the end of the wharf and officials planned to complete repairs to the wharf by March 2025.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Today, the International African American Museum sits on the site of the former wharf, reminding visitors of its history.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Two people were killed in a rollover crash Sunday after being ejected from their vehicle that hit an embankment south of Placerville, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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At least one person was seriously injured when a vehicle left Interstate 91 in Windsor late Tuesday and went down an embankment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 July 2025
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Rachel was riding on a jet ski in Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal Waterway on Tuesday, piloted by her 16-year-old sister Aviva, when the watercraft jumped the wake of another vessel and crashed into a dock, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the Miami Herald.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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The girls’ vehicle jumped a wake caused by a passing vessel, lost control and hit a concrete dock.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cisneros’ mother, Maria Diaz, called for life rings to be placed at the pier and across the lakefront.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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This charming town has a beach park overlooking the Mississippi Sound, a public fishing pier and a In addition to its celebrity beach, Pascagoula features a public fishing pier (and a birding pier), as well as a casino and a nine-hole regulation golf course.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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One hundred twenty-five years later, on the same quay in Geneva, a theater troupe reenacts the event every Sunday.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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The terminal operator International Transportation Service plans to fill in a 19-acre area of water and extend the existing quay by 560 feet, which would allow larger ships to dock at the port.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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“Levee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levee. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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