pond

Definition of pondnext

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Recent Examples of pond Other amenities include a spa, a full-size tennis court, a koi pond, and a waterfall. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026 The family has a pond in the backyard. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 Jayden McComber's remains were found during the search of a pond near the Caroline County line in Virginia on Tuesday, March 31, days after he was reported missing, the Caroline County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Four young people died after a car crashed into a pond in Ohio, authorities said. Michael Guise, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pond
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pond
Noun
  • Over time, these nutrients move through storm systems and waterways into larger bodies of water such as lakes and ponds.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Taking the first spot as the best lake for anglers is Lake Tahoe.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • According to the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, by late June of that year, the state saw extremely low stream flows, rapidly depleted reservoirs, and severe agricultural impacts to wheat, cattle and irrigated crops.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
    Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The land re-creates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
  • What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Noun
  • First there’s the outdoor activities on offer—from paddle boarding on the loch to mountain biking in the surrounding forest to golf.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain.
    Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026

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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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