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Recent Examples of pothole
The economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal fell into the same pothole.
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George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The hot chip-sealing technique, which ITD first launched in 2024, involves placing hot asphalt atop the roadway and then sealing it with a surface layer of gravel and hot oil to shore up cracks and prevent potholes.
—Rose Evans
july 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
Drivers who encounter potholes can call the TDOT hotline at 833-836-8349.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 17 July 2025
California can fix potholes and expand transit without gutting taxpayer safeguards.
—Robert Gutierrez, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
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George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The hot chip-sealing technique, which ITD first launched in 2024, involves placing hot asphalt atop the roadway and then sealing it with a surface layer of gravel and hot oil to shore up cracks and prevent potholes.
—Rose Evans
july 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
Drivers who encounter potholes can call the TDOT hotline at 833-836-8349.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 17 July 2025
California can fix potholes and expand transit without gutting taxpayer safeguards.
—Robert Gutierrez, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
Noun
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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Mexico City — The governments of Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to fund and expedite several wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Noun
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By taking down part of the old dike and building a new one farther back, the project has given the river some breathing room, expanding the floodplain.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Fall-run Chinook salmon have adapted to thrive in the floodplains that used to sweep through the Sacramento Valley.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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The tracks turned left in single file, and went down into a little timbered ravine.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The same button allows the driver to summon V-mode for canyon carving and track days.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Excellent guide/driver combos take guests off-roading on geological Big 5 safari drives to see salt flats, geysers at 14,000 feet, canyons and dunes that rival Jordan and Utah, and a string of volcanoes that make this part of Chile one of the most active sites in the world.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
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Olde Tyme Kettle Korn: Between the kettle corn, caramel kettle corn and roasted peanuts, this booth sells out every year, Luv’s Brownies: Freshly baked brownies, ice cream and coffee drinks.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 2024, the brand unveiled a limited-edition Tea Kettle Collective, which entailed debuting one new tea kettle every day for 15 consecutive days.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
17 July 2025
Noun
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When everything was ready, Paul shoved his rifle into the saddle boot and climbed onto Flikka.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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In this event, the rider mounts an untamed horse with no saddle and must stay on for eight seconds.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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Bell died on July 26, 1959 in a crevasse on the glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, BAS reported in a news release.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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If one of us falls into a crevasse, the guide will fish us out with a rope.—
Jesse James McTigue,
Outside Online,
20 Mar. 2025
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Mandatory evacuations were active along the Colorado 13 corridor from the White River near Meeker to south of Piceance Creek Road in Garfield County, parts of Rio Blanco County east of Willow Creek and south of Piceance Creek, and gulches west of Colorado 13.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
10 Aug. 2025
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Overlooking not only the river but the neighboring Gebbers’ family apple and cherry orchards, the heaving ridges and rugged gulches at Scarecrow lend themselves to speed slots, blind shots, punchbowl greens, and holes that boomerang around or play over massive waste areas.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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