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Recent Examples of lake
The population in Walworth County, where the lake is located, nearly doubles during holiday weekends, Hausner said.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
To reduce the risk of illness, beach-goers should not drink lake water, avoid swimming with open wounds and shower after leaving the water.
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Madison Smalstig
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
The lake that formerly covered the work was far out, glistening nearly out of sight, and the sand cracked beneath our feet.
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Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026
Titan comes with a thick atmosphere and is a distinctive world of clouds, rain, rivers, lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.
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Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for lake
ABC News,
3 July 2026
To reduce the risk of illness, beach-goers should not drink lake water, avoid swimming with open wounds and shower after leaving the water.
—
Madison Smalstig
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
The lake that formerly covered the work was far out, glistening nearly out of sight, and the sand cracked beneath our feet.
—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026
Titan comes with a thick atmosphere and is a distinctive world of clouds, rain, rivers, lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.
—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for lake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
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Two dead ducks were found in a pond about 250 feet away from the pool.
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On the other side of the pond, billions of phones are ending up in landfills with their processing components still intact.
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One even pulled me around a lagoon like a Jet Ski with a blowhole.
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Get ready to go do a folk dance to ward off the creature from the black lagoon in Universal Studios’ Eggersland someday.
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This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.
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The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.
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Glen Canyon Dam that provides power for millions of people depends on the same reservoirs already sitting at historic lows this year.
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What to read next The growing number of TNO discoveries ultimately established that Pluto was part of the Kuiper Belt, a vast reservoir of icy bodies extending beyond Neptune's orbit.
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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