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Recent Examples of pothole
Some of the hazards are similar, too, like potholes that can seem as large as craters on the moon.
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James Barron, New York Times, 2 May 2025
San Diego’s budget crisis is slowing pothole patching and crippling a plan to sharply raise road-repair spending intended to get the overall rating of the city’s streets back to the national standard.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Data being includes information such as stability control activation that might be an indicator of a slippery or ice road, speed that indicates traffic backups, or other sensor signals that might indicate the presence of a pothole in need of repair.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In April and May, city crews are filling hundreds of potholes after the winter weather.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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James Barron, New York Times, 2 May 2025
San Diego’s budget crisis is slowing pothole patching and crippling a plan to sharply raise road-repair spending intended to get the overall rating of the city’s streets back to the national standard.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Data being includes information such as stability control activation that might be an indicator of a slippery or ice road, speed that indicates traffic backups, or other sensor signals that might indicate the presence of a pothole in need of repair.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In April and May, city crews are filling hundreds of potholes after the winter weather.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
Noun
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Beside him stood two children, also cast in bronze, holding water basins that served as fountains — a nod to his charitable nature.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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Used in the American heartland as well as in the Amazon basin where there’s been rapid deforestation for farming, the nitrogen-rich fertilizers are likely making their way into the Mississippi and Amazon Rivers as runoff, which then carries it into the Atlantic.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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The team found that if an earthquake that caused more than six feet of subsidence were to happen today, the 100-year floodplain in estuaries in Cascadia would expand by 115 square miles.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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At least 232 barns – housing as many as 5.8 million birds at once – sit in floodplains.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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The cyclist was helped from the ravine and emergency services transported him on a stretcher to the hospital.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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That initial drive was merely the opening act for the hike-able mesas, canyons, and sky-high sandstone beyond the visitor center gates.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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The octopus inhabits underwater canyons at depths of 3,400 to 5,000 feet.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Gas stovetop cooking can likewise be reduced by using affordable electric appliances like rice cookers, toaster ovens and kettles.—
Rachel Nuwer,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Inside, you’ll be welcomed into its eclectic reception, wrapped in antique clocks, with a myriad of cozy living rooms branching off—quintessentially British, with comfy mustard loveseats, Victorian oil lamps, shiny copper kettles, and quirky French cabinets filled with ceramic poodles.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Now in its 51st year, the Snowmass Rodeo takes place every Wednesday, rain or shine, delivering classic events like barrel riding, saddle bronc, bull riding and more.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
14 May 2025
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The drive unit incorporates the saddle, the front wheel, and a steering wheel equipped with front and rear brake levers.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
10 May 2025
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Visitors can walk around the deep crevasses, hike through a kaleidoscope of vivid green and blue ice, or even camp within the seemingly endless landscape of silence and ice.—
Katherine Alex Beaven,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Like a recurring nightmare stuck in the deepest crevasses of every Toronto Maple Leafs fan’s mind, the winger keeps returning to haunt Toronto in the biggest moments.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The gulch is in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
16 Apr. 2025
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Press releases from the attorneys general emphasize the gulch between the leaders, a microcosm of their significantly different approaches to running the agency.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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