as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Recent Examples of waterway
Heavy rainfall can cause waterways to overflow and overwhelm sewer and septic systems, environmental health experts told ABC News.
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Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 July 2025
The chemical compounds in synthetic turf can run off into local waterways after heavy rains.
—Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
But decades later, pesticides, including DDT, seeped into waterways and further endangered the species.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The decision to close the waterway now rests with the country's national security council, and its possibility has raised the specter of higher energy prices and aggravated geopolitical tensions, with Washington calling upon Beijing to prevent the strait's closure.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 July 2025
The chemical compounds in synthetic turf can run off into local waterways after heavy rains.
—Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
But decades later, pesticides, including DDT, seeped into waterways and further endangered the species.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The decision to close the waterway now rests with the country's national security council, and its possibility has raised the specter of higher energy prices and aggravated geopolitical tensions, with Washington calling upon Beijing to prevent the strait's closure.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
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That trend also increases evaporation, fueling more rain that washes pollution like chemicals, dog poop and trash into canals and Biscayne Bay.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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For the most motivated who want to take it all in, July 13 is the start of an eight-day, 400-mile bicycle ride along the canal from Buffalo to Albany involving 40-to-60 mile rides a day, 85 percent off-road.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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The ancient Romans built a vast network of aqueducts and canals to harness this semiaquatic environment, now entombed beneath modern Rome.—
Krista Langlois,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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The biggest find on Tracks II is Inyo, a portrait of the California badlands, set in border towns, desert roads, and aqueducts, with the heavy influence of mariachi bands.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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