as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border
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Recent Examples of feeder
This is the second feeder option for Pakistani transshipment cargo, complementing the Pakistan Shuttle Service operating between Karachi and Salalah.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 May 2025
The King Cobra Is An Unapologetic Cannibal While many snakes are generalist feeders — dining on rodents, birds, frogs or lizards — the king cobra is highly specialized.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
However, be sure the feeder is easy to disassemble for cleaning and replace any leaking feeders.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
All have a 250-sheet input tray, and all have a 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF).
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 May 2025
The King Cobra Is An Unapologetic Cannibal While many snakes are generalist feeders — dining on rodents, birds, frogs or lizards — the king cobra is highly specialized.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
However, be sure the feeder is easy to disassemble for cleaning and replace any leaking feeders.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
All have a 250-sheet input tray, and all have a 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF).
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeder
tributary
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Best of all was hitting 4-iron off the pine straw on the par-5 13th that narrowly cleared the tributary of Rae’s Creek and set up a 10-foot eagle.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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In November, the U.S. and Mexico signed the Minute 331 agreement, which focused on improving the reliability of Rio Grande water deliveries — in part by suggesting two alternative tributaries through which the transfers could occur.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeder. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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