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Recent Examples of culvert
Her body was found by a deputy in June 2023 in a culvert on a dead-end road near a property owned by Fravel's parents.
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Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The forest is full of dangers that complicate the search, including cliffs, culverts, sinkholes, and possibly dangerous animals like snakes.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The stream flows through a box culvert underground, which is now failing, according to the village.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Some aid may continue to be available through other federal agencies such as the Department of Transportation, which could help with rebuilding highways, putting up road barriers and cleaning culverts, Garamendi said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The forest is full of dangers that complicate the search, including cliffs, culverts, sinkholes, and possibly dangerous animals like snakes.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The stream flows through a box culvert underground, which is now failing, according to the village.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Some aid may continue to be available through other federal agencies such as the Department of Transportation, which could help with rebuilding highways, putting up road barriers and cleaning culverts, Garamendi said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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Strong winds interact with the topography in dangerous ways, flowing down into ravines like the rushing waters of a mountain stream after heavy rains.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Spokane Valley Fire Department Firefighters rescued an Uber driver on Wednesday afternoon after her car plunged into a ravine in Spokane Valley, Washington.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The Estonian woman was pinned on the steep, open gully, halfway along a narrow path that traverses it.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Jan. 2025
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Rescuers found him in a gully below Esprit Point, and he was taken to a hospital for additional care.—
Ashley R. Williams,
CNN,
31 Aug. 2024
Noun
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School Bus Crash: 'A Tremendous Tragedy' Photos released by authorities show that the two cars ended up blocking the westbound land and the bus landed in a ditch on the side of the road.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The next morning, shortly before 10 a.m., a man was found dead in the ditch in the 1300 block of Ravenna Trail (10th Street) in Hastings, about 150 feet east of the bridge that crosses the Vermillion River.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The company recommended rebuilding the road and sidewalk and adding better preventative measures, such as drainage trenches or pipes, to make sure surface water didn’t create more problems in the future.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2025
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For days, workers with mechanical diggers have been preparing long trenches for burials.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Trump sees few significant U.S. interests outside the Western Hemisphere, considers alliances to be a drain on the U.S. Treasury, and believes the United States should dominate its neighborhood.—
Ivo H. Daalder,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2025
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The site is where fans hash out the best rap album ever and plumbers weigh in on how to unclog a drain.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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