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In 1954, the architect completed designs for a Usonian home constructed from local sandstone and imported tidewater red cypress, with a copper roof.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
After the desalination process is finished, highly concentrated brine and chemical waste is released into offshore tidewaters, wreaking havoc with sensitive coastal ecosystems.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Archers prefer low, outgoing tidewater, since targeting water just a foot deep has been the most productive, says Slacum.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Sorokin: The two fish that got the most attention are the steelhead trout and the tidewater gobies.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
After the desalination process is finished, highly concentrated brine and chemical waste is released into offshore tidewaters, wreaking havoc with sensitive coastal ecosystems.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Archers prefer low, outgoing tidewater, since targeting water just a foot deep has been the most productive, says Slacum.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Sorokin: The two fish that got the most attention are the steelhead trout and the tidewater gobies.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
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Bachman's warbler was first seen in Arkansas in May 1896, in the St. Francis River bottomland of Greene County.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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Twisting through the bottomland was a sparkling stream that emptied into Indiana’s largest reservoir, Lake Monroe.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Guadalupe River has had a history of floods, with one of the most prominent incidents occurring in 1987, when five to 10 inches of rain fell in the upper headwaters of the river’s basin.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Trees and Shrubs * Use basins around trunks to direct water to the roots and avoid runoff.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Rapid construction, led by corporate developers, has jeopardized natural floodplains and critical biodiversity zones.—
Time,
Time,
7 July 2025
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The city is situated in a region with flat, fertile land near floodplains and hilly, forested areas close to the Missouri Ozarks. Shannon County, where Hubert was found, is about 2 hours and 45 minutes from Cape Girardeau.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2025
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The landscape, a combination of kopjes and plains, also make for stellar sunrises and sunsets.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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As the moon progresses through the different phases of the lunar calendar, the sun's light throws new impact sites, barren plains, and swathes of broken landscapes into relief as prime targets for amateur astronomers wielding binoculars and backyard telescopes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
21 June 2025
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Spare tire kit: Always carry a spare tire, jack, and tire iron to handle flats.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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The company's Starbase launch facility in south Texas abuts the Boca Chica Wildlife Refuge, an expanse of tidal flats, mangroves and sand dunes that is home to rare and endangered species including ocelots, sea turtles and northern aplomado falcons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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This is the most dangerous river valley in the United States.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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These colorful aircrafts take passengers up more than 1,000 feet, offering stunning views of the neighboring valleys and the Wasatch Mountains surrounding downtown Park City below.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 July 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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