Synonyms for floodgates
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1. List of paraphrases for "floodgates":

   sluices, valves, portas, doors, gates

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1. Marc Halperin:

   The floodgates of new demand into European equities are just starting to open.

2. Margaret Press:

   Once the world sort of opened up to the possibility of using this methodology for suspect cases -- and the world didn't explode as a result -- then the floodgates opened.

3. Tony Robbins:

   You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever: the very next person stand behind in line or sit next to on an airplane, the very next phone call you make or receive, the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn could be the one single thing that causes the floodgates to open, and all of the things that you've been waiting for to fall into place.

4. Steve Greenberg:

   In addition to the reasons we have already laid out, including he's not a danger or a risk of flight, he is a prime candidate for other inmates to abuse to get jail cred, i fear this is going to open the floodgates.

5. Trevor Potter:

   This illegal $ 1.3 million contribution is unmistakable proof that Citizens United v. FEC opened the floodgates to foreign money in the U.S., and it is surely the tip of the iceberg, the fact that the FEC, which so often deadlocks and therefore fails to act in violations, could agree on this one highlights the very real danger this sort of activity poses to Jeb Bush democracy.