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Finger Lakes

American  

plural noun

  1. a group of elongated glacial lakes in central and W New York: resort region.


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With a base of white wine made in New York’s Finger Lakes region, this brand new, very pretty aperitif brimming with tropical botanicals is the season’s must-have spritz-maker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

But a few farms, including Mindful Meat in Marin County, Calif., and Butter Meat Company in Pavilion, N.Y., just west of the Finger Lakes, have been selling meat from culled dairy cows and convincing skeptics.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

This is what an AQI over 400 looks like, filmed from a boat on Keuka Lake, one of New York's Finger Lakes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2023

Second Circuit Court of Appeals in March narrowed the injunction to the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2023

Luma enrolled at Hobart and William Smith College, a coed school in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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