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Recent Examples of tidewater
Once a giant excavator bit into the levee to breach it, the tribe welcomed tidewater onto the land for the first time in over a century.
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John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
Tracy Arm, southeast of Juneau, is a roughly 30-mile (50-kilometer) fjord that features two tidewater glaciers — the North and South Sawyer — and wildlife, including seals and bears.
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ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
The boat ride includes a visit to two tidewater glaciers, Beloit and Blackstone, as well as numerous waterfalls.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2026
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.
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Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Jan. 2025
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John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
Tracy Arm, southeast of Juneau, is a roughly 30-mile (50-kilometer) fjord that features two tidewater glaciers — the North and South Sawyer — and wildlife, including seals and bears.
—
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
The boat ride includes a visit to two tidewater glaciers, Beloit and Blackstone, as well as numerous waterfalls.
—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2026
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
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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.
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Southern magnolia is native to moist woodlands and bottomlands along the coastal plains where the seeds are eaten by birds and other wildlife.
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Tiered terraces travel down the sloping backyard past granite outcroppings and towering pines before opening to panoramic views across the entire Lake Tahoe basin.
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.
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To build on the beach is to navigate a complex set of guidelines, among them height restrictions, strict size limits, and floodplain codes.
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At first Weinstein couldn’t process his alarm—her house sits on a hillside, well off the 100-year floodplain—or the sight of other neighbors in her yard in their soaking pajamas.
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The winery sits among vines on the ancient plain of Oia, which gives the visit a calmer feel than the crowd above it.
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Since Mary Grace’s death, her parents have poured their energy into persuading lawmakers to make camps safer by banning cabins in active flood plains, mandating 24-7 weather monitoring and requiring rigorous annual evacuation training.
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Break up a black-and-white outfit with juicy pops of color, like this creator’s apple-green flats or the lavender patent leather pair below.
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The Billabong Waves Call Cotton Romper is an eye-catching deal for just $36, and it can be styled with sneakers, flats, or sandals to add impressive versatility to your suitcase.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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From rolling vineyards to lush river valleys, high limestone bluffs to some pretty great lakes, this region of the United States is often overlooked.
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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.
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Bogs and fens are areas that accumulate peat – deposits of dead and partly decomposed plant materials that form organic-rich soil.
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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidewater. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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