potholes

noun

plural of pothole
as in basins

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Recent Examples of potholes How to drive safely and report potholes Hitting a pothole could cause serious damage to your car tires, wheels and shocks. — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potholes
  1. basins
  2. ravines
  3. canyons
  4. kettles
  5. gaps
  6. gulches
  7. fissures
  8. crevices
Noun
  • Both maps were used at the Berlin Africa Conference of 1884-85 to determine the boundaries of free trade zones in the Congo and Niger river basins.
    — Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Winding through arid basins and rocky mountain passes, the road to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center climbs to 2,500 feet before opening into the vast expanses of the Mojave high desert.
    — Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of basins
Noun
  • This 150-acre Clayton County preserve sits near shopping centers and busy roads, but its trails wind through woodlands, ravines and ponds that feel worlds away from metro Atlanta.
    — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ravines
Noun
  • The arid landscape is creased with rugged mountain ranges, cleaved by scenic canyons and filled with vast stretches of open space interrupted by midsize cities and small towns that spring like oases from the desert floor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • When the sun goes down, the wind picks up in central New Mexico, whipping through arid canyons with a ghostly howl that for centuries, locals have likened to the wails of the folkloric ghost La Llorona.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of canyons
Noun
  • The amenities inside the room get the little details right with SMEG kettles, Dyson hair dryers, ample soaking tubs, a wine fridge, and even private patios with fire pits for rooms on the lower level.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
  • One way to understand nuclear reactors is to think of them as giant kettles.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of kettles
Noun
  • And those cost and coverage gaps grow increasingly wider each year.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Parity within the major conferences is rapidly increasing, with the gaps between teams dropping dramatically.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gaps
Noun
  • Plastic waste flutters and settles into gulches, catches in the fencing.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Head right, and there came public land, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with its creeks and gulches and two-bit towns like Peanut and Beegum.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of gulches
Noun
  • An exception to the rule occurs over volcanic fissures on the flanks of the Alba Mons volcano, in early summer.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The opposition has articulated clear differences from the current government on matters of domestic policy, but major fissures on the Palestinian conflict, Iran, and Israel’s wider regional military campaigns are less apparent.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fissures
Noun
  • Crumbs and grease can get trapped in the crevices during cooking.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Focus on the undersides of the leaves since aphids often hide out in those crevices.
    — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of crevices

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