1
as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
a large pool of applicants for the summer internship
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline
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as in deposit
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets
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as in to ball
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Recent Examples of pool
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
While some departments have vacancies for engineering positions, Toppin said the state is competing with private companies and other local governments for a small pool of qualified engineers.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
But Sharon Kim, her brother and his wife found a creative solution by pooling their funds to buy a house together.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That pool of 24 players will be divided into three teams to compete in a new All-Star mini-tournament, with two semifinals followed by a championship.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
While some departments have vacancies for engineering positions, Toppin said the state is competing with private companies and other local governments for a small pool of qualified engineers.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
After a Los Angeles jury held the NFL violated antitrust law through its 32 teams pooling broadcasting rights for out-of-town fans, U.S. District Philip S. Gutierrez granted the NFL a judgment as a matter of law.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
But Sharon Kim, her brother and his wife found a creative solution by pooling their funds to buy a house together.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hurts joins a bevy of high-profile football stars whose fashion profile has grown over the course of the last several years.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly, the deck had been stacked in favor of one franchise, leaving fans across the country feeling like something was existentially wrong with pro basketball.—
Jordan Sargent,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2025
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The weapon tiers will remain largely the same, so assault rifles will still stack above SMGs in their effectiveness.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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And in the early ’80s, there’s just so much milk sloshing around and cheese piling up.—
Miles Bryan,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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Everything is precariously piled to the ceiling with sparse, dangerous paths that lead through each room.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Tobias [Søborg] took an old Siberian tribal language and merged it with ancient Mayan.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
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Last spring, Google merged the Android and hardware teams and brought them under Osterloh’s leadership.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
31 Jan. 2025
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It has been confirmed that the lot next to this location is a shipping yard which has led users to fear that this is connected to human trafficking or worse.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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One other Capitol riot defendants has run into trouble Last week, another man connected to the Jan. 6 riot was arrested after Trump pardoned him.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Another network of satellites managed by the Space Force's Space Development Agency—set up during the first Trump administration to develop new space capabilities more quickly—will combine missile detection, tracking, data relay, and targeting functions.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth Jagt said the cluster contains at least two species of lily combined in a round lump, which is likely the indigestible parts of the lilies that were regurgitated by an animal that ate the plants.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Over the weekend, President Trump issued executive orders heaping significant additional tariffs on America's biggest trading partners, Canada, China, and Mexico.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
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Tom and Roy spend a lot of time trudging through heaping piles of snow or jumping into a lake that looks abominably cold.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rich in fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, and some fish and chicken, the Mediterranean diet has already been linked to a range of health benefits from lower depressive symptoms in young men to improving heart health.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2025
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However, seismologists have linked an increase in Texan quakes with oil and gas operations, which can affect the stress state of the subsurface.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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