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Recent Examples of pothole
Who knew there’d be so many backwater swamps, potholes and detours on the road to making America great again.
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Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Unauthorized biography is the more challenging road filled with potholes and road blocks.
—Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Average wait times between reporting a pothole and crews fixing it have tripled from six days to 20 days.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Many of those nuts-and-bolts ward-level services like trash pickup, tree trimming and pothole repair are now centralized through citywide street grid planning and the 311 service request system.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Unauthorized biography is the more challenging road filled with potholes and road blocks.
—Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Average wait times between reporting a pothole and crews fixing it have tripled from six days to 20 days.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Many of those nuts-and-bolts ward-level services like trash pickup, tree trimming and pothole repair are now centralized through citywide street grid planning and the 311 service request system.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
Noun
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The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump.—
Chris Sims,
The Courier-Journal,
14 July 2025
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The basin itself holds 130 milliliters in the bowl at all times in case of power outage, and the fountain has a low-water detection system, meaning that the fountain will automatically stop if water levels get too low.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Rapid construction, led by corporate developers, has jeopardized natural floodplains and critical biodiversity zones.—
Time,
Time,
7 July 2025
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If the Kissimmee lands on the list, the floodplain would receive special protections and potential future funding for conservation efforts.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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In a ravine near the home, officers found the bodies of two adults and a teen, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez
July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Other distinctive features of the main lodge include a dining room with canyon views, saloon, sunroom, auditorium and post office.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Temperatures at the lowest canyon elevations will be well into the triple digits on Monday.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Keeping kettles and coffee makers clean ensures a consistently tasty cup every time and helps prevent the formation of oily sludge and mineral deposits.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 July 2025
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Use a tea kettle for easy heating, carrying, and pouring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Fuel saddle tanks were leaking, and hazmat personnel were dispatched to pump the fuel off the truck, according to Pazos.—
Brendan Nordstrom,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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About nine out of 10 cats with saddle thrombus have heart disease, though most of them do not show outward signs of it before the clot forms.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
Noun
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While icebergs and rocky shorelines dominate the Antarctic coastline that cruise ships navigate, the heart of the continent is another world, one of shimmering blue ice tunnels and crevasses, jagged mountain peaks, and vast moonscapes.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
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This living history left Kehlmann aware of how moral crevasses, narrow and wide, can form.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The beauty, indeed, pulls it into the gulches of noir.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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There may be flooding in small creeks, streams, gulches, roads and in low-lying areas or places with poor drainage.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
26 June 2025
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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