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Recent Examples of pothole
His bag of tricks is deeper than a Michigan pothole.
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Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
That intersection had 49 pothole reports, though around half of them were closed as duplicate reports, meaning that crews determined multiple people had called about the same pothole.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
Suspension launches the vehicle over the pothole As the EV approaches, the suspension launches the vehicle over the pothole.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2025
And then now imagine the pothole gets a little bit bigger and a little bit deeper and the road's a little bit more cracked up.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
That intersection had 49 pothole reports, though around half of them were closed as duplicate reports, meaning that crews determined multiple people had called about the same pothole.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
Suspension launches the vehicle over the pothole As the EV approaches, the suspension launches the vehicle over the pothole.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2025
And then now imagine the pothole gets a little bit bigger and a little bit deeper and the road's a little bit more cracked up.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
Noun
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After each round of full-body exfoliation, a giant basin of warm water was dumped over my body, like I was being baptized.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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West Virginia sits atop the Marcellus Shale basin, which holds 141 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Roughly 230 million years ago, a group of alligator-sized amphibians convened on a floodplain in what is now west-central Wyoming.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Modeling shows that up to 20,000 homes in Brisbane, a city largely built on a river floodplain, could experience some level of flooding.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Baboons respond with sharp warning cries that echo through the ravine.—
Julia Eskins,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As was common all over the Florida Gulf Coast, the road nearby was lined with a canyon of refrigerators and cabinets and other household items ruined by the flood waters and left out by the curb for the city to haul away.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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In January, thousands of portraits still at Adelaide were breathtakingly close to the Palisades Fire, which burned nearly all the homes on the other side of the canyon.—
Michael Slenske,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Not surprisingly, the internet is rich with electric kettle cleaning tips.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
25 Mar. 2025
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Eventually, the equipment — 12 tanks, two copper brewhouse kettles and a cooling machine — had to be brought up to the top floor by crane.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Use lots of suds and a soft bristle brush to clean the frame, handlebars, wheels and saddle.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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At the top, on the broad approach to the capitol, Gladys climbed out of the saddle and shook hands with the Governor and Mayor.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Practice showing trust and gratitude to the universe and allow these good vibrations to resonate deep into the crevasses of your spirit.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2025
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Don’t ignore tiny holes and crevasses, because rodents are great at wriggling their way through minute openings.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Press releases from the attorneys general emphasize the gulch between the leaders, a microcosm of their significantly different approaches to running the agency.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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From this elevation west across the deep gulch that existed was one of the toughest pulls of the entire trail.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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