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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 suspects spanned the country, living in states including Missouri, Ohio and California.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Charlotte’s news cycle so far this week spans a major banking leadership change, a high-stakes mayoral selection and the close of a chapter at a brand-new high school.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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Shedletsky, as president of Invisible Narratives, will lead business operations and M&A strategy, identifying creator and IP partners, YouTube channels, brands and games with the potential to scale into global franchises.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Once composed of 50,000 personnel, KFOR has been routinely scaled back over the years as tensions eased, although 1,000 additional troops were deployed in 2023 after fresh violence erupted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Astronomers analyze these patterns, including which colors are emitted, absorbed or reflected, to gauge the size, temperature and composition of objects in space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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The researchers used statistical models to gauge whether this relationship loss was associated with death later.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Born in Mandeville, Jamaica, and based in Brooklyn, their sprawling techno compositions take cues from dancehall, experimental electro, industrial, hardcore, and footwork to plumb the extremes of Black club music.—
Cameron Cook,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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Entertainment giants are truly grasping for any hint of intellectual property this days — including by plumbing the depths of random playground games.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Replumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replumb. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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