Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milldams
Noun
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Deadlock, then a daring escape While the dead and wounded were smuggled to shore and safety, the remaining sailors on board were stuck in sweltering heat, under threat from barrages from the shore, and with dwindling supplies.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Ukrainian civilians are enduring Russian aerial barrages that repeatedly knock out power and destroy homes.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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As with Slow Horses, which tends to be commissioned in two-season blocks, the BBC and RTÉ have committed to two seasons of Tall Tales & Murder from the start.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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Freedom Square offers a counter-narrative — a declaration that within the 1300 blocks of Division Street and Druid Hill Avenue emerged leadership that reshaped constitutional law, influenced national journalism and strengthened the democratic experiment itself.—
Alvin C. Hathaway Sr,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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There are no barriers to entry in sports, nobody is priced out of participation.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The absolute security that George felt about his own social position, plus some liberal impulse stirring within him, led him to want to take down the barriers that the Mardi Gras krewes—social organizations of immense prestige—had erected against Jews, at least on behalf of the Lemanns.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Plenty of other teams — the Thunder, Boston, New York, San Antonio, Denver, Houston, Cleveland — are probably safe to call playoff locks at this point as well.—
Tim Reynolds,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Zendaya looked so different with shoulder-grazing ginger locks that were styled in curly pigtails with a middle part.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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During heavy rain, avoid playing near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2026
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As crews positioned orange barricades along the quiet Catalina Foothills road, volunteers moved through the neighborhood posting flyers about Guthrie’s disappearance near a small vigil outside the home.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Milldams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldams. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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