as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity
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Recent Examples of fountain
Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
From the lake’s eastern shore, a lush green golf course bumps and rolls toward the swimming pool and fountains at the feet of the Hispano-Moresque mansion known as Mar-a-Lago, the historic hub of Palm Beach society, a gargantuan single-family home, a monument to ostentation.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2022
Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
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Noun
As a large number of schools are closed, families, too, were out and children played around a fountain.
—Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
From the lake’s eastern shore, a lush green golf course bumps and rolls toward the swimming pool and fountains at the feet of the Hispano-Moresque mansion known as Mar-a-Lago, the historic hub of Palm Beach society, a gargantuan single-family home, a monument to ostentation.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
These pens are usually exclusive to Japan, so to find it with an American retailer, and at a price point that isn’t inflated, is a nice surprise and the perfect entrée to fountain pens.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2022
Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountain
Noun
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Instead, this late-stage move risks turning a critical national security priority into a source of division.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The city relies extensively on the approval of state loans and other sources of funding that are under the governor’s purview.—
Alexandra Berzon,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Sadaf spouts a tautology — faith as faith — that also holds for patriotism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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Edward isn’t the only person on the show who spouts this nonsense, though, which makes the world of Prime Target so oddly endearing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Fell says the project is especially interested in Woodstock’s place in the Catskill Mountains, a former summer refuge for New York’s Jewish vacationers and a cradle of Borscht Belt comedy.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Or in his woodshop finishing a cradle for a great-grandchild.—
Rachel Dobkin,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the weekend, participants gushed about the league’s emphasis on player experience.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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As structures collapsed and pipes melted or bent, water likely gushed out, further reducing pressure.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Last spring, there was hope that Volpe could build on his rookie season after changing his bat path to make more contact.—
Chris Kirschner,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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In a court hearing last spring, the new head of the Department of Children and Family Services promised improvements in placements for children in state care, who critics say are far too often kept in jails, psychiatric wards, offices or other inappropriate settings, by the end of 2024.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But the boxes and enemy deaths spurt currency in unpredictable directions at variable speeds.—
Patricia Hernandez,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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The losers die — usually spurting great arterial gouts — and a stack of bills representing their worth plops into the insatiable belly of the prize oinker.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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The movement bears the prestigious Geneva Seal, a certification that guarantees not only the movement's Geneva origin but also its superior chronometry and finishing.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Understanding the history and origin of these laws is critical to that effort.—
Peter L. Markowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The county will provide additional space, bedding and meals at a local church that partners with the Mission this week if its capacity overflows.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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Outfalls are pipelines or tunnels that discharge municipal or industrial wastewater, storm water and sewer overflows to a body of water, according to the EPA.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountain. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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