: a body of water usually smaller than a lake
a fishing pond
—sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean
ponded; ponding; ponds
: to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond
: to collect in or form a pond
rain ponding on the road
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Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Once inside Sonoma Botanical Garden, our walk leads to expansive views of Sonoma Valley and peaceful moments by the garden’s ponds and waterfalls.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Around ponds, frogs and toads will be eaten, and when worms emerge after rainfall, skunks will eagerly feed on those.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
However, as the Predators’ pursuit of MacFarland picked up steam, Stan and Josh Kroenke were at Selhurst Park across the pond carrying the English Premier League championship trophy to Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
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Noun
The addition describes a figure-eight across two ponds fed by local streams, and adds a new entry to the museum from the north.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Once inside Sonoma Botanical Garden, our walk leads to expansive views of Sonoma Valley and peaceful moments by the garden’s ponds and waterfalls.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Around ponds, frogs and toads will be eaten, and when worms emerge after rainfall, skunks will eagerly feed on those.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
However, as the Predators’ pursuit of MacFarland picked up steam, Stan and Josh Kroenke were at Selhurst Park across the pond carrying the English Premier League championship trophy to Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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