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as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
the shallow creek that runs in back of our house
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as in estuary
chiefly British
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England
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Recent Examples of creek
The 708-acre property, 20 minutes from downtown, has terraces, gardens, a cabin, a creek, oak trees, flower meadows, and mountain views.
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The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Recipes came from a tiny creek in the Appalachians and the rice terraces of Yunnan.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The nurses also provided some basic medical education, making sure that everyone in the area, long accustomed to being able to drink from their local creek, knew that the water was now contaminated because of the flooding.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
Dive team members for the Houston police department then searched beneath the surface of the muddy creek.
—Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Recipes came from a tiny creek in the Appalachians and the rice terraces of Yunnan.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The nurses also provided some basic medical education, making sure that everyone in the area, long accustomed to being able to drink from their local creek, knew that the water was now contaminated because of the flooding.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
Dive team members for the Houston police department then searched beneath the surface of the muddy creek.
—Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for creek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creek
Noun
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On July 18, 2019, a Cheshire resident with property abutting Cuff Brook observed dead fish and discolored water with an oily sheen in the brook and smelled a chemical odor similar to lighter fluid, officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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At about ten o’clock that night, the bridge finally fell into the brook, but the truck did not follow, and was hauled to safety by a wrecker.—
Gary Greenberg,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
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Listed as endangered under state and federal laws, it is considered an indicator species for the health of the estuary ecosystem.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Flashback: The Tampa Bay estuary was once full of oysters, but as droves of people moved to the area over the last century, developers dredged the shellfish from the bay to be used for infrastructure like roads, Plage said.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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The right side of the chassis houses two 2.5-inch caddies and a 3.5-inch bay for additional storage beyond the three available M.2 slots.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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The idea for a bridge across the Golden Gate Strait, where the Pacific Ocean flows into the bay in Northern California, was first floated in 1872 by railroad mogul Charles Crocker.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Jan. 2025
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On the North Island, explore craggy coves and cliffside beaches along the Coromandel Peninsula, located across the gulf from Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
18 Dec. 2024
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Paddle along the Gulf of Porto and uncover hidden coves or snorkel over vibrant reefs at Palombaggia Beach.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside Online,
16 Dec. 2024
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After that, the cast headed out on their first mission, which required them to paddle a rowboat around the loch and capture a maximum of $40,000 while leaving two contestants at each of the five pontoons along the way, which also left them vulnerable to be the first one murdered.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Creek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creek. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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