groundwater
noun
ground·wa·ter
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs
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There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.
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Coliseum officials expect to engineer a permanent groundwater treatment system by year’s end, with a permit process and full installation slated for completion by the end of March 2026.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Pinal County farmers had already lost access to Colorado River water and will now have to rely more heavily on groundwater.
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Discharge of polluted water and discarded electronic components into rivers, groundwater supplies, landfills, or unregulated recycling facilities results in the hazardous materials gradually seeping into surrounding soil and water systems.
—Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
These features prevent runoff–which can carry pollutants–while recharging local groundwater supplies which in many places is being used up faster than it’s being replenished.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Pinal County farmers had already lost access to Colorado River water and will now have to rely more heavily on groundwater.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Discharge of polluted water and discarded electronic components into rivers, groundwater supplies, landfills, or unregulated recycling facilities results in the hazardous materials gradually seeping into surrounding soil and water systems.
—Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
These features prevent runoff–which can carry pollutants–while recharging local groundwater supplies which in many places is being used up faster than it’s being replenished.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for groundwater
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“Groundwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundwater. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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groundwater
noun
ground·wa·ter
ˈgrau̇n-ˌdwȯt-ər
-ˌdwät-
: water within the earth that supplies wells and springs
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