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Recent Examples of pond
The enormous cooling towers and evaporation ponds were marginally more interesting — all that recycled water, baking in the Sonoran Desert.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
There’s also a one-bedroom guest house, which makes an overnight trip for friends and an easier sell, plus a nearby pond and winding stone paths.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 May 2025
To the visitors’ surprise, there is a virtual pharmacy in plants, plus a few freshwater ponds and even rain one night in the dry winter.
—Angela Dansby, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Residents saw small ponds nearly dry and lawns turn brown.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
There’s also a one-bedroom guest house, which makes an overnight trip for friends and an easier sell, plus a nearby pond and winding stone paths.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 May 2025
To the visitors’ surprise, there is a virtual pharmacy in plants, plus a few freshwater ponds and even rain one night in the dry winter.
—Angela Dansby, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Residents saw small ponds nearly dry and lawns turn brown.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pond
Noun
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His frustration sparked an idea: the Heli-Hydrant, a relatively small, open tank that can be rapidly filled with water, enabling helicopters to refill faster for urban fires rather than flying to sometimes distant lakes or ponds.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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When the weekend comes, many fashion designers make a beeline for the countryside, lakes or the mountains, seeking respite in nature.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Spinrad visited Southern California in late May and was taken aback by the number of people raising concern over the agency’s ability to continue predicting atmospheric river events, with all of their implications on public safety, reservoir operations and hydro power.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 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,
31 May 2025
Noun
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The massive 11-story, 404-room resort has a 100,000-square-foot indoor waterpark and a 4.5-acre outdoor lagoon with sandy beaches—that’s in addition to a conference center, family entertainment center, an amphitheater and event lawn, as well as retail shops.—
Anne Roderique-Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Once the site of a residence for admirals in the British Royal Navy, the park includes Clarence Cove, where a favorite locals’ activity is to jump from the jagged cliffs above the quiet beach into a sparklingly blue lagoon.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
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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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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
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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