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For families The resort is family-friendly, with a selection of daily children’s activities at the kids’ club and a separate splash pad pool area with a waterslide, shooting waterspouts, treehouse and more.
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Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Lowell also recounts witnessing a mass wedding in the South Pacific, after which the couples publicly consummated their marriages, and claims to have watched her father save their ship from a waterspout by shooting it with a rifle.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
The risk of severe weather will also persist, though with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms and a 2% chance of tornadoes or waterspouts along the entire California coast through Friday.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
What are the two kinds of waterspouts?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Lowell also recounts witnessing a mass wedding in the South Pacific, after which the couples publicly consummated their marriages, and claims to have watched her father save their ship from a waterspout by shooting it with a rifle.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
The risk of severe weather will also persist, though with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms and a 2% chance of tornadoes or waterspouts along the entire California coast through Friday.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
What are the two kinds of waterspouts?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterspout
gutter
Noun
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Fix leaky faucets, clean gutters and remove standing water from sources like birdbaths, plant saucers, and clogged drains that ants can use as a water source.—
Charlotte Maracina,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Clogged gutters trap water all summer.—
Ryan Brennan
April 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Waterspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterspout. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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