Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of floodgate
But the floodgates were expected to reopen in 2025, with Trump returning to the White House and Wall Street expecting a roaring stock market and a more business-friendly climate overall.
—
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 May 2025
By 2010, the confessional floodgates were permanently open.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
This week, Duke Energy invited The Charlotte Observer and other media outlets to tour the hydroelectric system, showcasing enormous energy generating units and the floodgates that protect dam integrity between Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for floodgate
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 May 2025
By 2010, the confessional floodgates were permanently open.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
This week, Duke Energy invited The Charlotte Observer and other media outlets to tour the hydroelectric system, showcasing enormous energy generating units and the floodgates that protect dam integrity between Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for floodgate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgate
Noun
-
The focus is on the Bangs Lake outfall control structure, which is currently maintained by manually making adjustments to the sluice gate.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
-
Still, on May 4, India lowered sluice gates at the Baglihar dam, effectively reducing the downstream flow to Pakistan through the Chenab River by up to 90%, according to the Hindustan Times.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 May 2025
Noun
-
Thousands of Ohioans could drop off Medicaid or face new barriers to coverage even as the state prepares for an extra infusion of federal money.—
Haley BeMiller,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
-
Others have built barriers to protect vulnerable neighborhoods.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
-
Despite the return of the daily barrage of trade headlines, the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq each closed at a record high Thursday.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
-
The second barrage of legal documents, filed two weeks after the first lawsuit, also suggests that the detention center is already making an impact on the fragile ecosystem around it.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
-
Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2025
-
As the crowd of protesters surged forward, some pushed against a police barricade that blocked them from Pastor Terry Jones, O'Reilly motioned with his hands for the crowd to move back, pleading with them to keep the peace.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
-
The flood bypass in Yolo and Solano counties diverts floodwaters from the Sacramento River away from the capital city and neighboring communities through a series of weirs.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
-
The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Love locks have been slowly disappearing from the Old Red Bridge in south Kansas City off Red Bridge Road, as an amateur locksmith from Overland Park admits to using the locks to practice his skills.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
-
The spray is also formulated with argan oil, vitamins, and fatty acids to smooth and soften your locks.—
PEOPLE Deals Team,
People.com,
10 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share