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For their firth album, McCaughey and Buck went to Chicago and recorded with Wilco as their backing ensemble.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.
—Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction.
—The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019
Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea.
—National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.
—Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction.
—The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019
Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea.
—National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firth
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The Stockholm Archipelago Trail launches at the end of October, passing through pine forests, sandy coves, and tranquil bays.Madeline Weinfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
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Events take place on bays, reservoirs, rivers, lakes and harbors in Colorado, California, Michigan, Florida and beyond.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
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With the first fragment, Evaristo’s poem somehow takes us to estuaries as metaphor for spaces of encounter, spaces of survival, spaces wherein humanity could learn a lot.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Situated on the banks of the Tagus River estuary, the water’s edge is always nearby.Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The film features local fisherman, Mylo, who claims to have been attacked by the creature, and who runs a Loch Ness Monster tourist show on the banks of the loch.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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Guests then hop over to Edinburgh, Scotland, for seven nights on board the Belmond Royal Scotsman, weaving their way by scenic lochs and rocky peaks on a roundtrip journey through the Highlands.Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
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“Firth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firth. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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