Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milldam
Noun
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Removing the weir will lower the entire lagoon’s water level by several feet and restore the ebb and flow of ocean tides to the basin.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026 -
Similar transformations are unfolding across Europe, where countries are dismantling aging dams and weirs — barriers that once powered mills and factories but now often serve little purpose.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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For most first ladies, the barrage softens or dissipates considerably after their husband leaves his tenure as commander in chief.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Surely that painful lesson helped Brunson weather the Spurs barrages.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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Darren Aronofsky has now crossed the AI barrier as well, using it to make a series of web videos about the Revolutionary War.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Video posted to social media showed the plane on its side and smashed into a highway barrier as the tail was ripped from the fuselage.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Some residents said the country club contribues to flooding by opening its sluice gate when rain is forecast.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Mollie is set just outside the main downtown area but within a few blocks of all the restaurants and shopping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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One of the wildfires started in the early evening in the 1500 block of East Mulberry Avenue, not far from Link Lane.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Now, Mckenna Grace is stepping into the role — and has already traded her signature blonde locks for Daphne's iconic red hair.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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At Marin’s home, McNulty allegedly used his credit cards, changed the locks while he was hospitalized and flushed cloth napkins down the toilet, clogging the pipes, Vanity Fair reported.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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There was a heavy police presence and barricades were being set up to control pedestrian flow, but the makeshift walls from Monday were no longer creating a perimeter around the arena.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Caimans are usually found in freshwater canals, lakes and ponds in South Florida and rarely exceed 5 feet in length.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Or that there’s a word for the way light bounces off the water in the canals?—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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“Milldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldam. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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