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as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
the shallow creek that runs in back of our house
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as in estuary
chiefly British
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England
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Recent Examples of creek
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality noted in a forecast that smoke would move northeast along the Mogollon Rim before lighter overnight winds caused smoke to drain into Horton and Tonto creeks on Tuesday morning.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
The rain could cause flooding in local creeks and heavily paved areas.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 2 inches of rain had already fallen on the area, causing small creeks, low-lying areas and some underpasses in the Dallas area to flood.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The 708-acre property, 20 minutes from downtown, has terraces, gardens, a cabin, a creek, oak trees, flower meadows, and mountain views.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
The rain could cause flooding in local creeks and heavily paved areas.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 2 inches of rain had already fallen on the area, causing small creeks, low-lying areas and some underpasses in the Dallas area to flood.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The 708-acre property, 20 minutes from downtown, has terraces, gardens, a cabin, a creek, oak trees, flower meadows, and mountain views.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creek
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The 1851-52 painting by John Everett Millais is one of the most popular renderings of Ophelia's death, which depicts her lying, almost peacefully, among flowers in a brook.—
Audrey Gibbs,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The mass-participation ball game involves two teams, whose players are decided according to which side of the town's small brook they were born on.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Day visitors and overnight guests can utilize a variety of rental options to explore the quiet wetlands of the Colorado River estuary.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Stuart’s home county, Martin County, sits on the most biodiverse estuary in the Northern Hemisphere and is home to 100 artificial reef systems and more than 800 species of fish.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
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Fifteen years after her husband’s drowning in the nearby bay, Tressilian’s days are spent in a cranky routine: grumbling over the obscene resort stationed on the opposite bluff, reading London’s gossip columns, and summoning the household help with the insistent ringing of a bedroom call bell.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Some cooks use bay leaves in the pantry to deter moths, weevils, and other pests.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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With 24 bell tents in a quiet cove in Hildale, Utah, this site is surrounded by the Canaan Mountain Wilderness, giving guests the best outdoor location and ultimate privacy.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Virgin Islands boasts beaches and pirate coves, Greenland has the world's second largest ice sheet.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Adrian Shine, who has been researching the loch in Scotland since the 1970s, helped identify the camera as one of six lowered nearly 600 feet below the loch's surface by Roy Mackal, of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau and the University of Chicago.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Creek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creek. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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