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Recent Examples of pond
The property adjacent to 159th Street, a major thoroughfare in the village, is now zoned for commercial development, but the village hasn’t seen any interest from potential businesses in part due to its shallow depth from 159th Street and two existing ponds, village documents said.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Joseph Roeser was spreading mulch in his backyard Wednesday when an alligator emerged from a nearby pond and attacked him, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Dump out the water, which mimics the natural process of a breeding pond drying out before a tadpole can metamorphosize into a frog, says Johnson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
And then to be there on the day, by the pond.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Joseph Roeser was spreading mulch in his backyard Wednesday when an alligator emerged from a nearby pond and attacked him, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Dump out the water, which mimics the natural process of a breeding pond drying out before a tadpole can metamorphosize into a frog, says Johnson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
And then to be there on the day, by the pond.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pond
Noun
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He’s seen those flags blown taut toward the lake before.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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On the season’s closing days, skiers and riders take their turn gaining speed down to the base of the slope, bending their knees and water skiing over a lake, pond or colossal puddle, just hoping to absorb the shock on the other side.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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It’s long been known that pheasants can serve as competent reservoirs for Borrelia.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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The saltwater lagoon off the pool area is another hit with kids at the resort.—
Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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