Thesaurus results for WELLS

wells

noun

Definition of wells

plural of well

as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist

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as in pools

a small often deep body of water the spot where the spring bubbles up to the surface and forms a deep well

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Recent Examples of wells Water testing shows the chemicals can drain off-base and contaminate private wells and sources of municipal drinking water. — Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Operators of conventional wells are required to report the volumes of oil, gas and brine produced from each well every year. — Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 But even more water comes out of the wells from the same reservoir rocks as oil. — Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Later, there were dirt roads and wells and a veneer of soot covering even the nicest dwellings. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026 Their measurements showed that electrons escape the quantum wells in less than a trillionth of a second, fast enough to support terahertz-frequency operation. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026 Occasionally our wells run a little dry, and that’s our cue to go fill them up again with all kinds of beautiful things. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The ground sometimes stank of the stuff, with open ponds that finally were ordered covered, with spills and seeps from wells and tanks that hinted at the long plumes of oily stuff underground. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Disinfecting live wells and bilges with a bleach solution (one-half cup bleach to 5 gallons of water). — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026

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Mia Bieniemy, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, was shot Sunday night at their home in Virginia, sources confirmed to The Star.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
At scale, human annotation teams produce varying quality across data sources.

— Lucas Zhao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of sources

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The return of pretty nice summer weather will be here Friday in the Philadelphia region, with high temps near 90 (good for pools, beaches and water parks).

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The house sits on a waterfront parcel terraced with fruit trees, ponds, ferns and reflecting pools.

— David Caraccio Updated July 30, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of pools

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Eichenprozessionsspinner love warm, dry, and sunny springs, and the spring of 2026 was the sunniest in Berlin’s history.

— Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Items including scissors, light bulbs, raw eggs, rolls of tape, wooden blocks, springs, foam earplugs, jacks, tetrahedrons, and shock absorbers can all be picked up without custom programming, reports Techeblog.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026