as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border
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The other method is to place additional feeders out of the line of sight of the first feeder, such as in a side yard or on the other side of the house.
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Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Access to a feeder with fresh seeds or food is critical during the colder months when less food is available and birds have a pitstop to fuel up.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
When Gibbons reduced the sugar content in the cool feeder, however, the bees sought out the hot one.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
But the team, like an ever-flowing river or the sunrise or an automatic cat feeder, will keep going.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Access to a feeder with fresh seeds or food is critical during the colder months when less food is available and birds have a pitstop to fuel up.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
When Gibbons reduced the sugar content in the cool feeder, however, the bees sought out the hot one.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
But the team, like an ever-flowing river or the sunrise or an automatic cat feeder, will keep going.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for feeder
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“Feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeder. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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