white water

noun

Definition of white waternext
as in chute

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Recent Examples of white water In the first photo, the reality star’s cat can be seen sniffing her white water bottle with a gorgeous bowl of green fruits and a green-and-white bouquet of flowers filling the frame in the foreground. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 Go rock climbing, take a ski lesson, snowshoe, kayak, or book a white water rafting tour. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026 Learn how to use Vaseline and a few other common household products to remove white water rings. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026 There are emotionally unavailable hunters, and white water rafting trips that indicate the end of love. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white water
  1. chute
  2. shoot
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  • When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the waste chute, the left and right sides have ports providing access to the belt-tension assembly.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of chute
Noun
  • The La Palma Suite, where the street-level bougainvillaea ties up in a bow, might have the prettiest terrace in all Capri town with a wrap-around balcony fit for a Slim Aaron’s shoot with Jackie Kennedy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Shoot days for digital productions rose 47% in the second quarter to 661 compared to the same period a year — even as the overall number of on-location shoot days dropped 13% during that period.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of shoot

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“White water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20water. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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