Atwater
Americannoun
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a town in central California.
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a first name.
Example Sentences
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Atwater was in attendance for a late April gala to celebrate the publication of “Declare.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The ideas that they have in there are pretty modern,” said John C. Atwater, founder of real-estate investment and management firm Prime Residential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A child ate beef kofta at The Kebab Shop last month in Atwater Village.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Another was spotted an hour later near Atwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Ann Atwater spent the better part of the night creating decoy gatherings, drawing police attention away from sites she knew had been targeted for the torch.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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