lake

as in pond
a large area of water that is surrounded by land They own a cottage on the lake. the shores of the lake

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Recent Examples of lake Their bodies were recovered from the lake, ALEA said Wednesday evening. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025 The intelligent cloud addresses this with unified data lakes, storing vast amounts of data in its native format. Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The Mayo Clinic suggests a bag of ice on a swollen joint or sore muscle, or a swim in a cold lake, could be as beneficial. Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025 For decades, cars have stacked up each morning at the Dunkin’ window at Alcove and Williamson roads off Interstate 77 Exit 33 in Mooresville near the lake. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lake
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Noun
  • Barbara Broccoli is bridging the pond between British and U.S. cinema, even after relinquishing the James Bond franchise to Amazon.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
  • About two hours later, police found that the pipe led to a pond near the Shoppes at Buckland Hills in Manchester, according to the warrant affidavit.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The coral lives in a semi-enclosed underwater lagoon, within which the water temperature is significantly higher than the swirling South Pacific Ocean beyond.
    Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The saltwater lagoon off the pool area is another hit with kids at the resort.
    Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, veterans of the whisky world understand that turbulence and challenging periods are part of the whisky cycle, most notably seen during the whisky loch of the 1980s when distilleries had to close due to oversupply and falling demand.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • That might include kayaking or hiking Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, searching for seals and birdlife on the uninhabited Brion Island, exploring the rugged beauty of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, or sailing through the legendary lochs and canals of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
    Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Utah has launched a financial initiative to pay farmers not to grow crops as part of an effort to conserve water from the Colorado River and help stabilize Lake Powell, one of the West's most-vital reservoirs.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • It’s long been known that pheasants can serve as competent reservoirs for Borrelia.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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