waterways

plural of waterway

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Recent Examples of waterways The waterways that have earned the city the nickname Venice of America. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 Then, as the orange sun dips lower, leaders drive small groups off to different ponds and waterways around the preserve. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025 Along with the swamp eels, scientists in the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center have been most concerned about the spread of Cuban tree frogs, which secrete noxious chemicals that are harmful to humans, and alligatorweed, which clogs waterways that can impact infrastructure. Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 Limiting runoff from pesticides and fertilizers often used on lawns can reduce saltwater intrusion in aquifers and contamination in waterways, Davidson said. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 The lock serves thousands of boaters each year, giving boaters access to Lake Huron and waterways about 45 miles inland, according to Adventures in Northern Michigan. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025 By 2047, Sonowal said India has a goal to handle 10 billion metric tons of export-import cargo and 500 million metric tons through inland waterways. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025 After all, river vessels are compact by necessity, designed to navigate narrow waterways and low bridges. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Be sure to stop by DeLuca’s Pizza and SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint, which are musts after working up an appetite hiking the trails and boating the waterways. Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterways
Noun
  • More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
  • From the tulip fields to the canals of Amsterdam, the Netherlands is home to a wide variety of beautiful attractions.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Spain pulses with fiery rhythm—where flamenco flares in moonlit plazas and ancient Roman aqueducts stride across golden fields.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Waterways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterways. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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