as in canals
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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal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 waterways
The report card also showed 55,000 gallons of sewage this past year, with close to 15,000 gallons of that flowing into Marin County waterways.
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Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Debris pollutes waterways, cooking fires may spread, and the District Attorney’s Office has repeatedly documented how homeless residents are more likely to be victims of crime.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Exceptions include workers responsible for law enforcement and emergency response, border and coastal protection, fire suppression and monitoring, and protection of federal lands, buildings, waterways and equipment, according to the contingency plan.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Water Wonderland The water wonderland plate, originally issued in 1954, celebrates Michigan's rich heritage of tourism among its lakes in waterways.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
The summer crowds have vanished, which opens up the park's roads, trails, and waterways to families (and wildlife).
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Parts of Puerto Rico have already been soaked in recent days, so any additional rainfall could more quickly trigger flash flooding, rises on area waterways and potentially landslides in steep terrain.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Debris pollutes waterways, cooking fires may spread, and the District Attorney’s Office has repeatedly documented how homeless residents are more likely to be victims of crime.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Exceptions include workers responsible for law enforcement and emergency response, border and coastal protection, fire suppression and monitoring, and protection of federal lands, buildings, waterways and equipment, according to the contingency plan.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Water Wonderland The water wonderland plate, originally issued in 1954, celebrates Michigan's rich heritage of tourism among its lakes in waterways.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
The summer crowds have vanished, which opens up the park's roads, trails, and waterways to families (and wildlife).
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Parts of Puerto Rico have already been soaked in recent days, so any additional rainfall could more quickly trigger flash flooding, rises on area waterways and potentially landslides in steep terrain.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterways
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Resident parrots, monkeys, and sea turtles delight guests, while the beach, multiple swimming pools, and a series of freshwater canals, traversable by boat, provide non-stop activity options.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Iconic sites like Venice’s canals, Florence’s art galleries, Rome’s historic landmarks, and the Amalfi Coast's picturesque towns—like Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello—become easily accessible.—
Andrea Grisdale,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Waterways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterways. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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