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Recent Examples of lake
The Panamanian government has been taking steps to address the issue since 2007 when expansion efforts began, working on a new lake to help supply canal water as well as Panama’s drinking water and channeling funds into water recycling efforts.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Tourists can take the ferries between different towns on the lake like Bellagio, Tremezzo and Como where interesting shops and restaurants await with beautiful background views.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
When continental ice sheets melt, water comes off in big rivers that dig lakes in stream valleys and pile up gravels as hills.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
As the Green Heart of Italy, Umbria also has many opportunities to explore beautiful scenery, with rolling hills and beautiful waterfalls, lakes and rivers.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Tourists can take the ferries between different towns on the lake like Bellagio, Tremezzo and Como where interesting shops and restaurants await with beautiful background views.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
When continental ice sheets melt, water comes off in big rivers that dig lakes in stream valleys and pile up gravels as hills.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
As the Green Heart of Italy, Umbria also has many opportunities to explore beautiful scenery, with rolling hills and beautiful waterfalls, lakes and rivers.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
Noun
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With offerings like canoeing on the pond and a toy train that runs around the gardens, this is one of the better châteaux to visit with kids.—
Kimberley Lovato,
AFAR Media,
4 Feb. 2025
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The caller thought the driver might have crashed into the pond overnight, when there was heavy rainfall in the area.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The rescue team donned waders and marched into a murky Malibu lagoon scorched by the Palisades fire.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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About 35 miles east of Vatnajökull, travelers can find Jökulsárlón, a glacial lagoon that sits between the base of the glacier and the Norwegian Sea.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After that, the cast headed out on their first mission, which required them to paddle a rowboat around the loch and capture a maximum of $40,000 while leaving two contestants at each of the five pontoons along the way, which also left them vulnerable to be the first one murdered.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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The enormous reservoir sits at the confluence of the U.S. and Mexico borders, and the views offer a mix of steep-walled river canyons and wide-open waterways with 12 public boat ramps and 7 paddling trails.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025
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The reservoir lies on an Air Force Base near Alamagordo, and it was originally built to store wastewater.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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