as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity
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Recent Examples of fountain
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Photo: François Halard To wit: The Swedish Chilean artist Anton Alvarez looked to the streams and waterways that are found in bamboo forests and created an abstract bronze fountain, made from an extruded mold.
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
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Noun
Drink prices range from $2.20 for a small fountain drink to $3.10 for a 16-ounce Monster Energy drink.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Photo: François Halard To wit: The Swedish Chilean artist Anton Alvarez looked to the streams and waterways that are found in bamboo forests and created an abstract bronze fountain, made from an extruded mold.
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountain
Noun
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Tesla's lower-cost Model Y: US launch pushed back as sources reveal production challengesNeed a break?—
Mike Scarcella,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Daily Mail quoted a source who said that Hurley, 59, and Cyrus, 63, met on the set and bonded.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Among the forest of lush green trees, cascades of water spout out from dramatic rock formations, prancing and dancing over a span nearly 500 feet wide.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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In a swamp and just off to our left, a roosting tom turkey spouted off.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
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Lina Zeldovich November 6, 2018 The cradle of civilization may not support our civilization anymore.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
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Soon, a humble little rock cradle appears, painstakingly assembled and fiercely defended.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the summer of 2010, panic spread across the region when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf, causing 134 million gallons to gush into the water.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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This constant flow comes as groundwater seeps and gushes from springs that run through the heart of the mountain.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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How Many Times a Year Is Way Day? Way Day happens twice a year: once in the spring and once in the fall.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This spring, once the season ended, this dude aced the process.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Pere Ubu reunited in fits and spurts over the ensuing decades in the hands of Thomas, who remained the only original member throughout the band’s tenure, and released 14 albums, not including live records.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2025
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Blood spurts everywhere as Drummond falls down dead and the elevator opens on the testing floor.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Columbus was a stand-in for the nation’s hagiographic origin story, much like the Mayflower or its Western pioneers.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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There’s at least one major shoe that could drop — why devote an entire episode to the Gemstone origin story if that gold Bible isn’t going to pay off somehow? — but The Righteous Gemstones loves these grotesque, dysfunctional louts.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Amazon’s outlet is overflowing with steep discounts this week.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 1927, a major flood occurred, the same year as the Mississippi River overflowed its banks.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountain. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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