TIDEWATERS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

tidewaters

noun

plural of tidewater

as in bottomlands

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Noun

The aqueduct seemed to make the city’s founding river not just obsolete but dangerous, so construction began on catch basins, dams and reservoirs.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The new study, however, hypothesizes that shell direction is not itself an adaptive response, but rather is an accidental marker of a significant evolutionary event that starts in a small subpopulation and then sweeps across vast ocean basins.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of basins

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The actress’s other go-to shoe has been the Phoebe Philo Gathered Flat, which has a similar high-vamp design as the burgundy flats.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
The Lions’ troubles began on the Bills’ second drive when two defenders converged on DJ Moore in the flats, allowing Allen to find Palmer wide open deep for a 43-yard touchdowns.

— John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of flats

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Meanwhile, on Monday night, severe thunderstorms and damaging wind gusts between 70 and 83 miles per hour took down power lines and trees in the plains of Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
This year they’ve been spotted on the plains more than an hour’s drive east of Colorado Springs.

— Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of plains

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This disposition that will serve the character well in the valleys of despair the story will soon unexpectedly plunge her into.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
Historic Hills Scenic Byway Iowa Autumn color paints the valleys and family farms between the Villages of Van Buren County, seven historic burgs punctuating this quiet 105-mile drive along the Des Moines River in southeast Iowa.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

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