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Recent Examples of tidewater
The sprawling tidewater in the Baltimore Harbor area is also home to overpopulations of blue and flathead catfish, both of which have expanded their range into the bay and are eating their way through the native food chain.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Another endangered fish, northern tidewater gobies, were rescued from the same watershed shortly before the steelhead were liberated.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Or Frank Lloyd Wright, with his long, often low-slung homes of concrete and red tidewater cypress, designed to harmonize with their surroundings (Fallingwater, one of his most famous works, is perched over a creek in a quiet glade outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
—Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The company’s small vessels weave among islands and narrow fjords, reaching destinations like LeConte, a dramatic tidewater glacier flanked by towering icebergs that can glow sapphire in sunlight.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Another endangered fish, northern tidewater gobies, were rescued from the same watershed shortly before the steelhead were liberated.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Or Frank Lloyd Wright, with his long, often low-slung homes of concrete and red tidewater cypress, designed to harmonize with their surroundings (Fallingwater, one of his most famous works, is perched over a creek in a quiet glade outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
—Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The company’s small vessels weave among islands and narrow fjords, reaching destinations like LeConte, a dramatic tidewater glacier flanked by towering icebergs that can glow sapphire in sunlight.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
Noun
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Twisting through the bottomland was a sparkling stream that emptied into Indiana’s largest reservoir, Lake Monroe.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Congaree National Park South Carolina Congaree National Park in South Carolina is best known for its large collection of old-growth, bottomland hardwood trees.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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But in the lower basin, the groundwater lies deeper and is largely disconnected from the river.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The team found that if an earthquake that caused more than six feet of subsidence were to happen today, the 100-year floodplain in estuaries in Cascadia would expand by 115 square miles.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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At least 232 barns – housing as many as 5.8 million birds at once – sit in floodplains.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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On the background of their ceaseless journey is the glorious Venetian plains, landscapes and settlements that seem to be stuck in a transitionary space, like Carlobianchi and Doriano, somewhere between urban and pastoral.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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When approached from the relatively flat plain to the east, the pit appears suddenly beneath a small rise.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Style the trousers with a blouse like this dreamy pink one, then finish the look with a comfy pair of ballet flats that’ll keep your feet cushioned during work events.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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So many retailers are offering up to 70% off warm-weather trends (like strappy flats) and wardrobe essentials (like wide-leg jeans), at least before the deals dry up at midnight.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
26 May 2025
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On Friday, temperatures in Southern California are expected to range from eight to 16 degrees above normal, with highs in the 90s to just above 100 degrees across the valleys, lower mountains and deserts, according to the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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The juxtaposition of 2025 to 2000 belies the occasional peaks and longer stretches in the valley that the franchise has experienced in that time.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 Dec. 2024
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Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.—
Ferris Jabr,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2024
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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidewater. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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