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- proper noun One of the
Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Hydrologically, a bay ofLake Michigan–Huron .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
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Examples
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Grant Park is surrounded by skyscrapers and backs right up to Lake Michigan, which is why it was ever so fitting that my buddies Rogue Wave were called upon, yet again, to open this thing up: Hey, whaddaya know, "Lake Michigan" is the name of their big breakthrough Microsoft-selling single!
Lollapalooza 08 Friday: Humidity + Radiohead = sleeeeepy | EW.com 2008
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In fact, the electric fence that is supposed to protect Lake Michigan from the Asian carp menace was originally designed to stop round gobies from moving towards the Mississippi spoiler alert: it didn’t.
Henry Henderson: The Chicago River Is Broken Henry Henderson 2011
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In fact, the electric fence that is supposed to protect Lake Michigan from the Asian carp menace was originally designed to stop round gobies from moving towards the Mississippi spoiler alert: it didn’t.
Henry Henderson: The Chicago River Is Broken Henry Henderson 2011
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A few weeks later, on a stiflingly hot day in Chicago, Aniston and I are sitting in her hotel suite looking out on Lake Michigan, which is studded with little white boats.
The Unsinkable Jennifer Aniston Bennetts, Leslie 2005
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Except for Lake Michigan, which is entirely within the United States, the Great Lakes serve as borders between the United States and Canada.
Great Lakes 2002
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If they get to Lincoln Park before we do, it is a fine place to wait as they can visit with the wild animals and get all the grass they want to eat in the Park, and all the water they want to drink and bathing too in Lake Michigan, which is on the east side of the Park.
Billy Whiskers' Adventures Frances Trego Montgomery 1891
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In fact, the electric fence that is supposed to protect Lake Michigan from the Asian carp menace was
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Henry Henderson 2011
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In fact, the electric fence that is supposed to protect Lake Michigan from the Asian carp menace was
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Henry Henderson 2011
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She warned of a "tragedy of historic proportions" if the oil reaches Lake Michigan, which is still at least 80 miles downstream from where oil has been seen.
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She warned of a "tragedy of historic proportions" if the oil reaches Lake Michigan, which is still at least 80 miles downstream from where oil has been seen.
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