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Recent Examples of lough
On the shores of Belfast's lough, The Culloden Estate and Spa is a serene escape from the buzzy city scene.
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Ciara McQuillan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2022
Ciara McQuillan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lough
Noun
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The Sulfur Grotto This lake occupies the deepest part of the cave, which lies below sea level.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Another time, during a kayaking trip at a nearby lake, Pashley and Brian traveled out to a small island where a house had burned down, leaving only its chimney.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In Andronic's portrait of the iconic nebula, the gaseous outer layers look like a raindrop breaking the surface of a vast cosmic pond.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 June 2025
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The oil has gotten into the groundwater, a nearby stream and a pond.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The Loch Ness monster, in a grainy image now considered iconic, appeared as a dinosaur-like creature cruising across Scotland’s famous loch, or lake.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The organization, which monitors shark activity throughout the region, joked about the parallel to the infamous movie and invited the public to guess what kind of shark had found its way into the sheltered saltwater lagoon.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Santa Rosa: Neighboring Santa Rosa is the park’s second-largest island and has a similar history of ranching and offers beach and backcountry camping, a coastal lagoon, tidepooling, rare Torrey pines, beach dunes and driftwood.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
Noun
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There are now more than 20,000 homes inside the reservoir areas designed to flood during severe storms.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Or the council could restore those programs at all city reservoirs.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
16 Sep. 2024
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What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
Peoplemag,
7 May 2024
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“Lough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lough. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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