as in pool
a small often deep body of water splashing in the puddles on the way home from the bus stop

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Recent Examples of puddle Instead, water puddles on the impervious surfaces of heat islands. Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024 Animal lovers have been left in stitches at a dog that was far too eager to try running across a frozen puddle. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 On the front is an inlaid hexagonal piece of original 'puddle iron' from the Eiffel Tower with the Paris 2024 Games emblem engraved at the center. Natasha Dye, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 When the studio Naughty Dog released a remastered version of The Last of Us: Part II this year, light bounced off lakes and puddles with a more realistic shimmer. Zachary Small, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puddle 

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“Puddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puddle. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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