pond

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Recent Examples of pond Behind the Scenes on 'The Sound of Music', 57 Years Later Similarly, the palace’s terrace and a gate overlooking the pond and flanked by two distinctive hippocampus — or merhorse — statues were replicated for scenes filmed elsewhere. John Russell, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 The pond sits almost in the shadow of a hulking gray cube: a large facility producing chips for TSMC, the single most important company in Taiwan. Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024 On the other side of the pond, Tika Sumpter wore Neretta Cirgolu at the London premiere of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Essence, 16 Dec. 2024 The trails lead through woodlands and fields and over streams, ponds and marshes that are home to numerous and diverse plant and animal species. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pond 
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Noun
  • Receiving leads via a tipline, the women then go hunting themselves, diving, wading or kayaking in Wisconsin’s bogs and shallow lakes, with little more to guide them than loose coordinates and a snorkel.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Formed by the Hoover Dam, the lake supports agriculture, municipal water supplies, and hydroelectric power generation, while also serving as a vital recreational area.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This keeps the surplus water reservoir away from the roots, since there is no outlet to drain it away.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Lake Oroville, California's second-largest reservoir, is at 789.49 feet elevation, or 110.51 feet below full capacity.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Set over the lagoon, in a charming, coastal-chic, home-like setting hidden among the island’s verdant vegetation, the spa is a welcome respite with a warm ambiance and airy, contemporary decor.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Pregnant and nursing whales and their newborn calves are the last to leave the lagoons, heading out in March to mid-April.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Two legendary sleeper trains, the Caledonian Sleeper and the Royal Scotsman, take travelers between England and Scotland, past rugged Munros, twinkling lochs, and vast expanses of the British countryside.
    Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Wading into an icy loch for a brisk swim and burst of adrenaline.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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