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Recent Examples of culvert
The greenway will be temporarily closed at a date to be announced so a new culvert can be built, according to NCDOT.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
In 1924, a culvert near Wolf Lake was also used by the infamous killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb to dispose of the body of their victim, 14-year-old Bobby Franks.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
There's a, uh, like a little culvert or something.
—Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
In 1924, a culvert near Wolf Lake was also used by the infamous killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb to dispose of the body of their victim, 14-year-old Bobby Franks.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
There's a, uh, like a little culvert or something.
—Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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The reserve features high, broken cliffs and deep ravines on headlands overlooking the ocean.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The hole was 340 yards and had no bunkers, only a gully in front of the green.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the mountain sees about a dozen rescues and one fatality per year, with slip-and-falls in steep gullies being a common danger.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her body was found on the property, which Pennel sold last year, in January while a worker was digging a trench, ESPN reported.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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O'Hara said those delays in January were isolated and a direct result of Operation Metro Surge's drain on local resources.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The facility had four drain flies in the kitchen.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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The dikes would consist of walls surrounding the city, separating it from the lagoon, Lionello said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thursday At 1pm, head to Mission San Juan for a free immersive agricultural tour and an acequia demonstration.—
Megan Stringer,
Axios,
5 Sep. 2024
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With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
19 July 2023
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The young mallards were spotted swimming at the bottom of a gutter, 3 feet below a street on the outskirts of Chester, England, on Wednesday, April 22.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Preservationists, the town and the property owner appear to have been at a stalemate since 2018, and walls are now covered in invasive vines, windows are broken out, gutters are dangling and paint has peeled off windowsills.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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