as in tailor
a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Recent Examples of sewer
The city cited a public health emergency exemption in the Local Government Code the normal bidding process for contracts and fast track approval of more than $4.8 million for 10 companies in response to the spill’s effects on the city sewer system.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025
All lanes at the intersection of Phoenix Avenue and 24th street will be closed nightly for sanitary sewer line repairs, the release states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Houston, where measles was carried in sewer waters, is the fastest sinking of all large American cities.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
At a minimum, the city inspects foundations, water and sewer lines, and does rough inspections of plumbing, mechanical, gas and electrical systems, Collins said by email.
—Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025
All lanes at the intersection of Phoenix Avenue and 24th street will be closed nightly for sanitary sewer line repairs, the release states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Houston, where measles was carried in sewer waters, is the fastest sinking of all large American cities.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
At a minimum, the city inspects foundations, water and sewer lines, and does rough inspections of plumbing, mechanical, gas and electrical systems, Collins said by email.
—Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewer
tailor
Noun
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Her tailor father had a little shop on Plymouth Court, near Dearborn Park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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In time for August vacations, Dominic Sebag-Montefiore, creative director of famed London tailors Edward Sexton, offers up his advice for summer tailoring.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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