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Recent Examples of distributary
To the left another plume is coming from the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.
—Boyce Upholt, Time, 9 May 2019
Delhi gets its water from the Yamuna river, while Kolkata uses water from the Hooghly river, a distributary of the Ganga.
—Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India, 2 July 2019
In 1831, a pathway was dredged between a distributary of the Mississippi and the Red, leading to the formation of the present Atchafalaya river channel.
—Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
Saline water has long been invading the delta, but because of the drought there is not enough fresh water in the river and its distributaries to dilute the seawater.
—Jane Perlez, New York Times, 28 May 2016
Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.
—Boyce Upholt, Time, 9 May 2019
Delhi gets its water from the Yamuna river, while Kolkata uses water from the Hooghly river, a distributary of the Ganga.
—Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India, 2 July 2019
In 1831, a pathway was dredged between a distributary of the Mississippi and the Red, leading to the formation of the present Atchafalaya river channel.
—Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
Saline water has long been invading the delta, but because of the drought there is not enough fresh water in the river and its distributaries to dilute the seawater.
—Jane Perlez, New York Times, 28 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributary
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The city is named after John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry service across the Rock River, a nearly 300-mile-long tributary of the Mississippi River.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Next to the rivers of food that flood the modern appetite, risotto is a minor tributary.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Romeo Florez-Perez, 24, was sought in a homicide investigation by the agency that began after a body was discovered near the Emory Street canal around 8 a.m. Nov. 28, according to a press release Wednesday from the agency.Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hotel du Palais de l'Isle overlooks a quiet canal—one of the many that earned the city of Annecy its Venice of France monicker.Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
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Seeking alternative transit The closure of the Moselle is holding up around 70 ships, as there are no alternative waterways for large freighters.Sin To, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hit the Urbanna Kayak Trail for an experience that combines exploration of the local waterways with centuries of history.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Movement on the issue, however, seems unlikely as Republicans are set to take control of the Senate in January, highlighting the challenges of imposing restrictions on a separate branch of government amid declining public confidence in the Court.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The effortless grace of her tumbling suggests a new branch of choreography.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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