distributary

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Recent Examples of distributary Delhi gets its water from the Yamuna river, while Kolkata uses water from the Hooghly river, a distributary of the Ganga. Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India, 2 July 2019 By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi. Boyce Upholt, Time, 9 May 2019 In 1831, a pathway was dredged between a distributary of the Mississippi and the Red, leading to the formation of the present Atchafalaya river channel. Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017 Saline water has long been invading the delta, but because of the drought there is not enough fresh water in the river and its distributaries to dilute the seawater. Jane Perlez, New York Times, 28 May 2016 To the left another plume is coming from the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributary
Noun
  • And there’s no ice now in Tarryall, a tributary of the South Platte River.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The property has over a mile of frontage along the Fall River and controls the Spring and Lava creek tributaries.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Metro Fire crews, including a boat response team, searched the canal and found an adult man underwater.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Anthony Davis, 26, of Plantation, was arrested shortly after the officer saw the car in the canal, BSO said.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Increasing pressure Stopping Iranian and other countries’ oil exports through Hormuz — a waterway for about a fifth of the world’s oil supply — makes a kind of sense.
    Marc Champion, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In recent weeks, Iran has moved to assert control over who can pass through the waterway and has reportedly mined part of it.
    Sohel Uddin, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The islands are home to a very conservative branch of Calvinism which believes deeply in the Sabbath.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • She’s assisted by Dakota (Whitney Peak), the film’s other, younger heroine, who at one point makes her way over a floating rooftop and rickety branches, improvising the acrobatics of survival.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • So far, the city has completed several major components of the Springbrook improvement project, including adding in an ultraviolet disinfection system that replaced the facility’s old chlorine disinfection system and adding new pumps at the influent pump station.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The project, which was listed as the third highest priority in the Facilities Plan, included installing new screenings and grit removal facilities, demolishing an existing influent pump station and installing a new pump station, and making other improvements, according to a staff report.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Father and son were swept away by a landslide in the city of Arequipa in a neighborhood built directly over an ancient natural watercourse.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, there are riparian natives — those that grow along watercourses — which may need regular attention in terms of water needs for many years after planting.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Distributary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/distributary. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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