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sewers

noun

plural of sewer

as in tailors

a person who sews a good sewer who designs her own clothing

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Recent Examples of sewers Police are investigating a rash of incidents involving people sneaking out of sewers. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The New York City Department of Environmental Protection said that an inspection of the sewers in the area of the incident found that there was no damage to the infrastructure. — Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026 That might prove to be difficult, if not prohibitively expensive or just impossible, in urban areas with sewers, gas lines, fiber optic cables and whatnot installed beneath streets, parkways, sidewalks and paved alleys. — Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 An inspection of the sewers in the area of the incident found that there was no damage to the infrastructure, a spokesperson for the city Environmental Protection Department said in a statement Sunday. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 The city still has more than 69 miles of brick storm sewers collecting water away from streets and carrying it to the South Platte River and Cherry Creek. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 New York City is scaling the same concept through its cloudburst hubs in Corona, Kissena Park, Parkchester and East New York, where sunken basketball courts and rain gardens are built to fill during a downpour and drain once the sewers catch up. — Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 The new thriller, in development since at least 2024, brings the teeth-gnashing to New York, which sees gators in the streets and sewers after a hurricane hits the city. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 Instead, material that used to fertilize farms accumulated in urban streets, rivers and sewers, while rural soils grew steadily poorer with each harvest. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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stitchers

Noun

And in the future, Mimi’s hopes to partner with neighboring small businesses, hold classes for more advanced stitchers and even throw Bachelor watch parties.

— Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
At the game in June, the Mets provided the group with event space where the knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers, needle pointers, sewers and embroiderers could connect with each other.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

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