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Recent Examples of culvert
The remote area of the Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses thousands of acres and includes sinkholes, caves, culverts, creeks and rivers.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The closure is for water main construction and replacing the culvert that brings water from the Seventh Avenue Creek under Riverside Avenue with a larger one, the city said, to reduce flooding from the creek.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Replacement of culvert located just northwest of Route 37/Jersey Mill Road intersection.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
There should be more written about the fish culverts.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The closure is for water main construction and replacing the culvert that brings water from the Seventh Avenue Creek under Riverside Avenue with a larger one, the city said, to reduce flooding from the creek.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Replacement of culvert located just northwest of Route 37/Jersey Mill Road intersection.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
There should be more written about the fish culverts.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2025
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dark form of the bear was rounding the ridges and gullies, appearing and disappearing among the brush in the direction of the head of the canyon.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Fill gullies, add mulch where it’s washed away, ensure downspouts are seated in rain barrels, cisterns, or daylight to spread water over the soil.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Henley and Robinson allegedly traveled to Las Vegas to confront Williams, shot him in the head, and left his body in a ditch.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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If finding a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down inside your car and protect your head, or abandon your vehicle and seek shelter in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Its light khaki shade looks so similar to Lawrence’s trench, while its waist-cinching belt offers figure definition, much like Hudson’s.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, khaki trenches from Frame, Prada, and TWP are heirlooms in the making, with delightful details including exaggerated shoulders, bold belts, and bomber-like silhouettes.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a 6-quart pan cook pasta according to package directions; drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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An open drain; a loathsome sore unbandaged; a dirty act done publicly; a lazar-house with all its doors and windows open … Gross, almost putrid indecorum … Literary carrion … Crapulous stuff … Novel and perilous nuisance.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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