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Recent Examples of tidewater
The repatriation of more than 300 northern tidewater gobies — led by the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains — marked a peaceful moment in a region still reeling from the aftermath of wildfires and now in turmoil due to federal immigration raids.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Here are a few of our favorites from the West:
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park, in southeast Alaska, is a jaw-dropping wilderness where massive tidewater glaciers calve into icy waters and humpback whales surface with breathtaking grace.
—USA Today, 11 June 2025
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.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
This, of course, was all integrated into Wright’s classic style: The home is made from brick and red tidewater cypress, with concrete floors and plaster ceilings.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Here are a few of our favorites from the West:
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park, in southeast Alaska, is a jaw-dropping wilderness where massive tidewater glaciers calve into icy waters and humpback whales surface with breathtaking grace.
—USA Today, 11 June 2025
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.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
This, of course, was all integrated into Wright’s classic style: The home is made from brick and red tidewater cypress, with concrete floors and plaster ceilings.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Go for a Hike at Woodlands Conservancy Hike through one of the region’s last remaining stands of bottomland hardwood forest at the Woodlands Preserve.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Scientists also struggled to explain strange chemical deposits rich in thorium and iron found southwest of the basin.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Despite its location between Charleston and Hilton Head, the basin draws a fraction of the visitors to those super-popular destinations.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The proposal includes building on a floodplain near an old, unlined dump that could leach toxic chemicals.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Preventative measures In order to better mitigate future flooding, the Leawood City Council voted to approve an Indian Creek Watershed Master Plan last December, which would help the city identify potential solutions for areas along 103rd Street to College Avenue that are in the floodplain.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Like his ancestors, once known as prairie wolves, as song dogs, as tricksters and gods, who emerged from the deserts and high plains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Tenant farmers from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri who had lost everything to drought, collapsed crop prices and a decade of wind that stripped the topsoil off the plains migrated their families in hopes of survival.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The rest of her look was similarly relaxed, wearing a red scoop-neck midi dress and black, strappy, studded Miu Miu ballet flats.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Dress them up with a oversized blazer and ballet flats for a more polished look, or keep it casual with a simple tee and sneakers.—
Sydney Pulaski,
Glamour,
8 May 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
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The heat wave moving into the West is forecast to bring well-above average or even record-breaking temperatures, with lows reaching into the 100s in the valleys of Southern California and Arizona.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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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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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidewater. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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