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 reservoirs are now about 30 percent full.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The regional office is responsible for 54 reservoirs, 72 dams and 175 irrigation districts, according to its website.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
Advertisement This granular knowledge and deep curiosity is also what drives Speer’s long-standing dedication to protecting the vast, vulnerable open ocean and deep-sea environments that lie outside of national borders and hold some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Their slow decay provides long-term nutrient reservoirs, helping to build spongy soils that support future forest growth.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Lingering viral reservoirs or fragments that keep the immune system on high alert, immune dysregulation and autoantibodies, microclots and endothelial damage that impair oxygen delivery, microbiome shifts, and mitochondrial dysfunction affecting energy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
As reservoirs shrink, groundwater dries up and rainy seasons become more erratic, some believe one answer to this crisis lies in the reservoirs of moisture in our skies.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The Upper Basin has vocally refused to accept any mandatory cuts in its water use for the sake of the reservoirs.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The regional office is responsible for 54 reservoirs, 72 dams and 175 irrigation districts, according to its website.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
Advertisement This granular knowledge and deep curiosity is also what drives Speer’s long-standing dedication to protecting the vast, vulnerable open ocean and deep-sea environments that lie outside of national borders and hold some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Their slow decay provides long-term nutrient reservoirs, helping to build spongy soils that support future forest growth.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Lingering viral reservoirs or fragments that keep the immune system on high alert, immune dysregulation and autoantibodies, microclots and endothelial damage that impair oxygen delivery, microbiome shifts, and mitochondrial dysfunction affecting energy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
As reservoirs shrink, groundwater dries up and rainy seasons become more erratic, some believe one answer to this crisis lies in the reservoirs of moisture in our skies.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The Upper Basin has vocally refused to accept any mandatory cuts in its water use for the sake of the reservoirs.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservoirs
Noun
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The launch arrangement between Northrop and SpaceX abrogates NASA's preference to maintain two independent means of delivering supplies to the space station.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The old residence no longer had electricity or running water, so supporters brought them supplies.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Before that, investors will monitor economic data on retail sales, import prices, the housing market and business inventories due Tuesday.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, while the combination of pent up demand and ample inventories propped up sales over the summer, Smoke warns consumers are likely to soon see prices affected by tariffs as 2026 models arrive.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Along a dirt road off the narrow highway that hugs the northern shore the taro leaves extend like waving hands from the quilt of rectangular pools so shallow that the birds in them stand with their leg joints exposed.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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While governments may pass legislation to expand staffing pools, and facilities may work to improve training, the heart of care comes from the watchful eyes and steady involvement of families.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Reservoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservoirs. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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