Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milldam
Noun
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Because of the weir, the 220-acre lagoon can’t flow freely to the ocean and is slowly filling with silt and reeds.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025 -
In fact, the weirs found along the route were involved in the milling process.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s pressure campaign has included a barrage of personal insults at Powell, evolving into threats to fire the Fed chair.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Newsom used the speech to continue the anti-Trump barrage that has boosted his national standing among Democratic activists.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As the balance grew, the payment portal became its own barrier.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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This soap never strips the skin of moisture, leaving your face and body perfectly cleansed and your skin barrier stronger than before.—
Olivia Rose Rushing,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Eventually, the animals were clustered into a sluice-like enclosure, and then the animals would be extracted one by one.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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Charlie got into the shower, letting the hot water sluice off the rest of the blood on her back and whatever had dried in her hair.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kiersten Johnson added nine rebounds and five blocks, while Bella Fontleroy added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Officers found her baby at an apartment in the 2000 block of Broadway in Santa Monica.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While the outside world locks into the exhilarating highlights, Johnson drills down on the nuances.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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After turning the lock with his teeth and tongue, Dawson pushes open the front door and walks out into the night.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Crime scene tape and barricades blocked off the area of the morning shooting near 34th Street and Portland Avenue, with Minneapolis officers and Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies on the other side, through the afternoon.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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Police have created a barricade separating them from the pro-Maduro protest.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trump had posted some of Loomer’s footage on his Truth Social account and threatened to seize the canal, prompting Panamanians to burn effigies of him.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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As the population swelled, the Uji was joined with the Yodo and Katsura Rivers to create a network of canals for the transport of goods, expanding the shogun’s economic reach and power.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Milldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldam. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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