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Recent Examples of floodgate
After the floodgates opened (and permission was probably given to post), Aric Jones posted a carousel including a photo of Kelce giving a speech.
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
News of digital neobank Chime filing paperwork for a potential 2025 public offering has left many wondering: have the IPO floodgates finally opened?
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Then, the floodgates opened, from leads in Warrior (2011) and Locke (2013) to supporting parts in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Lawless (2012).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Then the floodgates opened and the points really started to come in the second half, climbing to a point per game as one of the Colts’ top offensive players by season’s end.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
News of digital neobank Chime filing paperwork for a potential 2025 public offering has left many wondering: have the IPO floodgates finally opened?
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Then, the floodgates opened, from leads in Warrior (2011) and Locke (2013) to supporting parts in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Lawless (2012).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Then the floodgates opened and the points really started to come in the second half, climbing to a point per game as one of the Colts’ top offensive players by season’s end.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodgate
Noun
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2016
Noun
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Unfortunately, there are two barriers to accessibility.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Modern platforms remove those barriers, giving firms the ability to build new features, integrate better tools and actually keep up with what investors want.—
Charlie Gautreaux,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Punk eliminated Paul via GTS, getting a modicum of revenge after Paul previously tossed him out of the Royal Rumble. Cena and Punk embraced in the middle of the ring before exchanging a barrage of punches.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Tesla sales have almost halved in Europe in January amid Musk’s work for Trump, his support for Germany’s AfD party and his barrage of social media attacks on the continent’s top politicians and left-wing groups.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ahead of his set, fans along the barricade shared their excitement.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The flood bypass in Yolo and Solano counties diverts floodwaters from the Sacramento River away from the capital city and neighboring communities through a series of weirs.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
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Brown styled her golden locks in a bun with bangs for the Los Angeles premiere of her new Netflix film The Electric State on Feb. 24 alongside her husband Jake Bongiovi.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Speaking of pets, the Roomba also has a child and pet lock that prevents accidental starts.—
Ho Lin,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Floodgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodgate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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