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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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Seasons 1 and 2 consist of 6 episodes each, fewer than the other series in the Taylor Sheridan universe, whose seasons span 8-10 episodes.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Notably, The Samurai and the Prisoner marks the 70-year-old Kurosawa’s first attempt at a sweeping samurai period feature — a potential late-career culmination for a director whose work has spanned more than 50 films and nearly every other major genre.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Under American pressure, Israel has scaled back the pace and scope of strikes in Lebanon, refraining from attacking the capital, Beirut, in recent days.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Details, including the rates and whether the surcharge will scale up over time, have yet to be fully hashed out, Hochul said.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Big Deal New research by Bain & Company gauges CFOs' AI spending plans.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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However, it is scheduled to give an informal presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday evening to gauge reactions.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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In fact, improperly using your garbage disposal can lead to stubborn clogs, dull blades, and plumbing emergencies.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some countries pump out aircraft carriers to project power across the globe; others build research megastructures to plumb the ocean depths.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Replumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replumb. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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