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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Anyone who arrived carrying an award was met with a barrage of congratulations and cheers.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Iran launched additional barrages throughout Monday, targeting Israeli airbases in Nevatim and Tel Nof and a petrochemical plant in Haifa, according to a statement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The technology is also lowering barriers for new entrants.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Assistant coach Kim Weiss, who broke barriers this season, is expected to be named head coach of the Las Vegas expansion franchise in the PWHL.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 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
Noun
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Some left small locks of hair that would be enough to remember them by but would remain unfound when a mob came knocking on their door.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Withdrawing during a market downturn locks in losses that permanently damage retirement security.—
Jon Sabes,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
Noun
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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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The 6 canal houses that make up the hotel feature rooms that range in size from 28 square meters to 123 square meters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Northern snakeheads are freshwater fish and live in small and large streams, canals, rivers, ponds, reservoirs and lakes, according to the agency.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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“Milldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldam. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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