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Recent Examples of replumb
California water officials are poised to release the first environmental review of a controversial project to replumb the delta — a plan in the works for decades that has alternately been called a water grab or a critical update to shore up state supplies.
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Rachel Becker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 July 2022
Named for a president eager to replumb the West, Roosevelt Dam was completed in 1911, one year before Arizona became a state.
—Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
Rachel Becker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 July 2022
Named for a president eager to replumb the West, Roosevelt Dam was completed in 1911, one year before Arizona became a state.
—Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replumb
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Enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act required UPS to remeasure its UPS IBT Pension plan at current discount rates, which have increased since the previous measurement date.—
Walter Loeb,
Forbes,
27 Apr. 2021
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Petco groundskeepers may want to remeasure the distance from the plate to the fence.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2020
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The 98th Academy Awards will feature 24 competitive categories spanning acting, directing, best picture, and technical achievements, including the best casting category.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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The board made the decision after roughly seven hours of deliberations spanning two days, the latest dramatic turn for the nation’s second-largest school district, which has been navigating budget reductions and labor negotiations even before this week’s federal action.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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While Intuitive Surgical’s sales to Fortinet have scaled back its holdings in Sunnyvale, the maker of a cutting-edge surgical robot has created a huge campus at the corner of Kifer Road and Commercial Street.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In a nod to critics who worried the building would dwarf the famous dive tower, developer Mario Caprini and his team scaled back the west building’s height from the equivalent of 13 stories to six.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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Huang and his co-authors are especially eager for higher-resolution images of the region to better characterize its geology and gauge how well astronauts could navigate its terrain—something that could come from a new moon-mapping satellite that China announced last year.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of the hardest things to gauge as a parent is when to let a child problem-solve on their own—and when to step in to help or even take over.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2026
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When to Call a Professional DIYers without plumbing experience should not attempt this project on their own.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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Do not perform plumbing work on a radiator unless the boiler system has been shut down.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Replumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replumb. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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