potholes

plural of pothole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for potholes
Noun
  • That change is possible because California recently loosened its purification rules to allow purified wastewater to be pumped directly into a water system, instead of being stored for months in reservoirs or underground basins.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Among the 11 basins, these were identified for highest impact reduction potential.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Michael Anderson, executive director of the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, said with results from Senjem in hand, landowners will be able to take action to stop sediment from ravines on their properties.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Every year in the early fall, along the riverbanks and ravines of the Southeast coast, pawpaws begin to show up in the understory.
    Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The drama continues to unfold in lower canyons into December.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby, visitors can explore waterfalls, hiking trails, dramatic coastal rock formations, redwoods, fern canyons and many more quiet nature and outdoor activities.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A number of kitchen electrics, including kettles and toaster ovens, are marked down on Cuisinart’s website.
    Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That’s why the United Kingdom’s National Grid engineers have to manage surges in energy use during popular broadcast events, when many viewers put their kettles on simultaneously.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Funding cliff The children wasting away, day by day, don’t have time to wait for funding gaps to be filled.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its building blocks from plunging into the sun, a new study finds.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This magma chamber beneath the lake charges the maar with millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), which seeps up through fissures in the lake floor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Crews discovered fissures in the bedrock that required repair and struggled to find grips strong enough to hold cars on the steep grade.
    Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Apart from the gorges and cliffs, the area features beautiful waterfalls and rock shelters.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Gates of Lodore trip, as it’s known, will cover 44 miles through three dramatic gorges—Lodore, Whirlpool, and Split Mountain—and two dozen mostly mild rapids in this remote, geologic wonderland along the Colorado-Utah border.
    John Briley, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The surrounding mountains are just pink rock piles sprouting cacti from their crevices.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most vacuums are fit for the job with an attachment suited for getting into small crevices.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Potholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potholes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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