milldam

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for milldam
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
  • Punk eliminated Paul via GTS, getting a modicum of revenge after Paul previously tossed him out of the Royal Rumble. Cena and Punk embraced in the middle of the ring before exchanging a barrage of punches.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Tesla sales have almost halved in Europe in January amid Musk’s work for Trump, his support for Germany’s AfD party and his barrage of social media attacks on the continent’s top politicians and left-wing groups.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Unfortunately, there are two barriers to accessibility.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Modern platforms remove those barriers, giving firms the ability to build new features, integrate better tools and actually keep up with what investors want.
    Charlie Gautreaux, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2016
Noun
  • Start with a block of marble, or in this case a frame that’s utterly filled with static.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • On a recent morning, Fritsch stood over a stainless steel vat about the size of a large bathtub and removed a plastic sheet covering blocks of white cheddar cheese.
    Chuck Quirmbach, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Brown styled her golden locks in a bun with bangs for the Los Angeles premiere of her new Netflix film The Electric State on Feb. 24 alongside her husband Jake Bongiovi.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • That total compares favorably to the former Pac-12, which would be sending only three teams to March Madness: Arizona, UCLA and Oregon are locks; nobody else is close to the bubble.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Ahead of his set, fans along the barricade shared their excitement.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The United States is the canal's largest user, with about 70% of shipping traffic going through the canal either coming to or from the U.S.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • That project should add make room for 11 to 13 more daily transits through the canal.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Milldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldam. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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