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Recent Examples of tidewater
The Potomac, one of the good Eastern black-bass rivers, offers some 400 miles of fair-to-excellent fishing-mostly smallmouths upstream from Great Falls on the outskirts of Washington, D. C., and largemouths in the tidewater downstream.
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Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
With construction permits approved and development underway, the Alaska LNG Pipeline will connect the North Slope's substantial reserves—estimated at 35 trillion cubic feet—to tidewater, facilitating shipments across the Pacific.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
In 1954, the architect completed designs for a Usonian home constructed from local sandstone and imported tidewater red cypress, with a copper roof.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The Potomac River stretches for 380 miles and four states, starting in the Alleghany Mountains of West Virginia and following into the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout, Maryland.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2025
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Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
With construction permits approved and development underway, the Alaska LNG Pipeline will connect the North Slope's substantial reserves—estimated at 35 trillion cubic feet—to tidewater, facilitating shipments across the Pacific.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
In 1954, the architect completed designs for a Usonian home constructed from local sandstone and imported tidewater red cypress, with a copper roof.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The Potomac River stretches for 380 miles and four states, starting in the Alleghany Mountains of West Virginia and following into the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout, Maryland.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
Noun
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Farmers in the bottomlands, who previously planted wheat and barley, are beginning to plant rice, which can be underwater for two days without damage to the crop.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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An abundance of water and rich bottomland drew them to the area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Inter basin transfers created the illusion of abundance.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Looking forward, there are two more areas for potential tropical development in the Atlantic basin in early October.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the rain grew worse, Joey checked online and found that their apartment complex was in a floodplain.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The coastal floodplain offers premium real estate for nesting.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Iconic species like cheetahs, leopards and the black rhino are found in the plains and forests of Tanzania.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Aquifers collapsed, fertile plains subsided, and deserts spread.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This sweater dress can be styled casually with boots and loafers during fall, and the deep burgundy color works well with tights and flats or heels for a dressier occasion this winter.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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There are tons of styles of ballet flats to add to your wardrobe, whether strappy shoes that would look chic with skirts or pants, or velvet pairs that could easily transition into the colder months, too.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its name draws from the Kazakh word for apple, reflecting the wild orchards of the surrounding valleys, which are believed to be the fruit’s birthplace.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The valley in between has few modern structures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
25 Aug. 2025
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Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidewater. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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