Tom and his friend John were swimming close to shore when a strong undertow carried them out to sea.
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Undertow
Synonyms for "undertow" (65 found)
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5 entriescoastal undertowdangerous undertownearshore undertowoffshore undertowstrong undertow
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Don't go swimming because the undertow is strong today.
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Off in a gallop the General wheeled vanishing, And sped his steed away into the blue, When Lineoln now alone let go his speech Which had before been undertowed by force, [...]
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A sense that the air, a sighting of muddy river, or that outcrop of rock so implacably bland in the light of midday, is undertowed by memory.
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