as in tailor
a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Recent Examples of sewer
Eligible uses of funds include revenue replacement, COVID-19 expenditures, premium pay for essential workers, and investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
In at least one instance, the city sewer overflowed into the subway system, according to the city's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
—Ginger Zee, ABC News, 15 July 2025
Rodman soon found four baby ducklings in the catch basin of a sewer on 13th and Manitowoc avenues.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
Under heavy rain, Matthew Stone was clearing branches and a log from a storm sewer in front of his home on Guadalupe Street in Kerrville on Sunday as several inches of water pooled on the road.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
In at least one instance, the city sewer overflowed into the subway system, according to the city's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
—Ginger Zee, ABC News, 15 July 2025
Rodman soon found four baby ducklings in the catch basin of a sewer on 13th and Manitowoc avenues.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
Under heavy rain, Matthew Stone was clearing branches and a log from a storm sewer in front of his home on Guadalupe Street in Kerrville on Sunday as several inches of water pooled on the road.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewer
tailor
Noun
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Ken Laurence, lead tailor on The Resident, also remembered Warner.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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With some women’s clothing also showing increases, will skilled tailors who can restyle and spiff up used dresses, tops and pants be able to raise rates without losing customers?—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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