hydrant
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The Newtown Dream Dog Park is one of the best in the country, outfitted with sprinklers, a spraying hydrant, hoops, tunnels and more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Insecurity is not uncommon among artists—or the rest of us—but few stars broadcast their anxieties to the world like Eilish: She is wildly open, the emotional equivalent of a fire hydrant spraying a summer sidewalk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
At least one of the tankers filled at a hydrant reserved for fire engines, according to an activist who spoke to the driver and photographed paperwork showing his destination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
When she was allowed to return to Malibu, Riera found her house in the Big Rock neighborhood still standing, the hoses from her private hydrant scorched, ash-stained and left in a heap on the driveway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
I persuade a city official to open a hydrant so we can water them, but they’re still without hay or oats.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Out in the yard, the fire hydrants received a fresh, bright coat of yellow paint.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s full of fantastical inventions, such as flying cars, dinner-generating machines and canine treadmills—complete with fire hydrants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Then move on over to the fire hydrants.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Many fire hydrants, particularly in higher-elevation areas, lost pressure and ran dry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
It was basically a closet full of cat, dog, hamster, and fish food, leashes, flea powders, and a few toys like bones and rubber fire hydrants that make squeaky noises.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing hydrant
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hydr
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