Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadsteads
Noun
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Residents in Brazil's Minas Gerais state faced shuttered roads and shops and streets under water on Thursday following more heavy rain overnight as the death toll from recent floods and landslides reached 53, authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen Mexican states and authorities report that at least 70 people have died.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd were among those that suspended shipping through the chokepoint, which is known for being a major trade artery for oil and natural gas, likely causing delays for services calling ports in the Persian Gulf.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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Those include the East-West Pipeline, also known as Petroline, a nearly 750-mile-long pipeline in Saudi Arabia that delivers oil to ports on the Red Sea.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But the glory days wouldn't last, and Galaxidi, a town with a population of 1,700 people, lost its contact with the outside world, with traffic to its two harbors shrinking and no road connection to the rest of the country, hemmed in by looming mountains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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But the glory days wouldn’t last, and Galaxidi, a town with a population of 1,700 people, lost its contact with the outside world, with traffic to its two harbors shrinking and no road connection to the rest of the country, hemmed in by looming mountains.—
Lefteris Pitarakis,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With small hidden bays, rocks overhanging the sea, crystal-clear, sky-blue water, and rugged green terrain, the relatively untouched island is the perfect place to unplug and touch grass.—
Micol Passariello,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
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Inside the former Venice post office (the one that once housed Joel Silver’s production company) is a small campus of podcast studios, edit bays, production spaces, and communal tables.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The plants that thrived in that ecosystem formed protective estuaries.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The crab-eating frog (Fejervarya cancrivora) lives in mangroves, coastal swamps and estuaries across Southeast Asia.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Small craft should exercise caution near inlets due to incoming long-period swells.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Stewart looks inside the nozzles and inlets, cleaning them in and out.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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On capturing the vivid colours and sounds of Ghana, Martinson says the aperture needs to be opened wider for a bigger gaze at Africa’s joy, beauty and laughter.—
Thinus Ferreira,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Italian modular savant and the Norwegian reed player have both situated their sounds to the left of center, thriving at the edges of their respective instruments and conservatory educations.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Roadsteads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadsteads. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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