as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the area boasts a large reservoir of college-educated people for companies to draw on
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Recent Examples of reservoirs
The snowpack in the Rockies that feeds the river fell to record lows this winter, pushing major reservoirs downstream — like Lake Mead and Lake Powell — toward critically low levels.
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Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Mattresses, rugs, carpets, and upholstered couches and chairs are also reservoirs for allergens.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Cape Station entails drilling wells 10,000 feet deep—about 2 miles—and then directionally drilling horizontally another 7,500 feet to create adequately sized reservoirs, and fracking (hydraulic fracturing) the rock to release the flows of water naturally heated to more than 400 degrees.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 May 2026
That’s possible because the region is drawing heavily from the Colorado’s giant reservoirs, where water levels are dropping.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The virus hides out in reservoirs in the body and rebounds fast if people stop treatment.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
In this case, the high resolution of Webb’s instruments clearly reveals dense star clusters along with large reservoirs of gas and dust.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The reservoirs that hold the majority of its water are nearing historic lows.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 10 May 2026
The mussels have clogged siphons used to move delta water to farmers, covered intake screens at the Contra Costa Water District, and caused the East Bay Municipal Utility District to close all of its reservoirs last year to boaters as a precautionary measure.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Mattresses, rugs, carpets, and upholstered couches and chairs are also reservoirs for allergens.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Cape Station entails drilling wells 10,000 feet deep—about 2 miles—and then directionally drilling horizontally another 7,500 feet to create adequately sized reservoirs, and fracking (hydraulic fracturing) the rock to release the flows of water naturally heated to more than 400 degrees.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 May 2026
That’s possible because the region is drawing heavily from the Colorado’s giant reservoirs, where water levels are dropping.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The virus hides out in reservoirs in the body and rebounds fast if people stop treatment.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
In this case, the high resolution of Webb’s instruments clearly reveals dense star clusters along with large reservoirs of gas and dust.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The reservoirs that hold the majority of its water are nearing historic lows.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 10 May 2026
The mussels have clogged siphons used to move delta water to farmers, covered intake screens at the Contra Costa Water District, and caused the East Bay Municipal Utility District to close all of its reservoirs last year to boaters as a precautionary measure.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservoirs
Noun
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Unless every truck can be equally well protected, units at the front will be quickly starved of fuel, ammunition and other supplies.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Global supplies are dwindling, while countries across the world are accelerating their push to cut back on fossil fuel consumption, whether by greening their grids or incentivizing EV uptake.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Roblox also makes other players’ inventories visible, leveraging children’s tendency toward social comparison, the complaint read.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Commodity analysts and strategists have sounded alarms that European oil shortages could emerge within weeks as inventories deplete as a result of disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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There are significantly more lounging options than in most medi-spas, and the pools and thermal suite cover a whopping 37,675 square feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Retail investors funded all of this through 401(k)s and index funds, but the moment their capital pools, their governance rights go with it.—
Ivan Kan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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This is about the leap toward specificity, to diving below the surface of the most broadly appealing, easy-to-synthesize dishes — the ones, from any nation’s cuisine, that rarely make their way into restaurant repertoires.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Reservoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservoirs. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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