millraces

plural of millrace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for millraces
Noun
  • More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
  • From the tulip fields to the canals of Amsterdam, the Netherlands is home to a wide variety of beautiful attractions.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The waterways that have earned the city the nickname Venice of America.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Then, as the orange sun dips lower, leaders drive small groups off to different ponds and waterways around the preserve.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Spain pulses with fiery rhythm—where flamenco flares in moonlit plazas and ancient Roman aqueducts stride across golden fields.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike rigid processes, pathways are living conduits.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
    Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Millraces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millraces. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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