as in tailor
a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Bacteria can enter beaches via stormwater runoff, failing septic systems, leaking sewer pipes and sewer overflows, among other sources, according to Massachusetts' Public Health Department and Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile in Hawaii, an advisory is in place urging the public to remain out of Kalauau Stream near 98-711 Iho Place, O'ahu, due to a broken private sewer line.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
John Rumpler, clean water director and senior attorney with Environment America, said aging sewer systems are to blame for much of the contamination.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jaime said workers also repaired a sewer line collapse that created a sinkhole behind the Edison High baseball field.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile in Hawaii, an advisory is in place urging the public to remain out of Kalauau Stream near 98-711 Iho Place, O'ahu, due to a broken private sewer line.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
John Rumpler, clean water director and senior attorney with Environment America, said aging sewer systems are to blame for much of the contamination.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jaime said workers also repaired a sewer line collapse that created a sinkhole behind the Edison High baseball field.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewer
tailor
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Classically, such a scene would have played out in a bespoke tailor’s atelier.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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Chris Jones wore a beautiful bespoke suit of emerald green silk by his go-to guy, tailor-to-the-NFL Tom Marchitelli at Gentleman’s Playbook.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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