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Recent Examples of tidewater
The five-hour Valdez trip is the shortest of three kayaking day trips Anadyr offers—the others visit Columbia, the second-largest tidewater glacier on the continent, and Shoup—along with multiday kayak camping trips.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The 1,500-acre tidewater plantation was originally purchased in 1793 by Major Pierce Butler, a signer of the United States Constitution whose grandsons—Pierce Mease Butler and John Mease Butler—inherited the property and the people enslaved there.
—Melissa L. Cooper, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
At the Norfolk Naval Station, headquarters of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the Department of Defense and U.S. Navy acknowledge the risks from chronic and increasing sea level risk and have made plans to manage and adapt to tidewater risks over the next ten years.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The interpretation, unveiled at a recent festival in the Chesapeake tidewater hamlet of Easton, is dividing the town and fueling debate over how America redefines and reimagines its ever-present past.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The 1,500-acre tidewater plantation was originally purchased in 1793 by Major Pierce Butler, a signer of the United States Constitution whose grandsons—Pierce Mease Butler and John Mease Butler—inherited the property and the people enslaved there.
—Melissa L. Cooper, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
At the Norfolk Naval Station, headquarters of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the Department of Defense and U.S. Navy acknowledge the risks from chronic and increasing sea level risk and have made plans to manage and adapt to tidewater risks over the next ten years.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The interpretation, unveiled at a recent festival in the Chesapeake tidewater hamlet of Easton, is dividing the town and fueling debate over how America redefines and reimagines its ever-present past.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
Noun
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Often, deer that bed in flatter creek or river bottomlands bed close to the water.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
19 Dec. 2024
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There is quite a large area of bottomland forest and marshlands year round.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Spread the cleaning solution on the record while spinning it (or fill the basin of the ultrasonic cleaner), making sure to fill every groove.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
8 Mar. 2025
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Within the basin, the lunar lander is near an ancient volcanic feature called Mons Latreille, which lies on the far eastern edge of the moon’s visible face.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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In other places, floodplains have been reconnected to rivers to provide more space for floodwaters to spread out.—
Jeff Opperman,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Rather, it must be elevated to the current floodplain (and updated to current building code standards) or demolished and replaced.—
Jeff Weiner,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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An ambitious land reclamation project started in the the late 19th century was completed in 1943, the result of which is a large plain of very fertile farm land.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Windy conditions are expected to contribute to fire danger across the urban corridor and plains through the weekend, forecasters said.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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Think mini dresses, pleated skirts, ballet flats, and fleece jackets in grays, whites, blacks, reds, and pinks.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
17 Mar. 2025
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Silvia Venturini Fendi went so far as to devise ballerina-style flats for Fendi’s menswear collection.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Anthony Barcelo One of the bedrooms has its own fireplace and terrace with views over the valley.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2025
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With each turn, new vistas unfold, from verdant valleys to dramatic gorges and panoramic views that stretch to the distant sea.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 Dec. 2024
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Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.—
Ferris Jabr,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2024
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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidewater. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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