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as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
a large pool of applicants for the summer internship
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline
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as in deposit
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets
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as in to ball
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Recent Examples of pool
Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Many have free breakfast, pools and exercise rooms.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
This information from all participating landlords in an area is then pooled and run through mathematical forecasting to generate pricing recommendations for the landlords and for their competitors.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Water collected in green pools that Leone said would sting if a dog stepped in or licked them.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Many have free breakfast, pools and exercise rooms.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
However, the researchers pooled data from previous dark-chocolate-specific studies to bolder their findings.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
This information from all participating landlords in an area is then pooled and run through mathematical forecasting to generate pricing recommendations for the landlords and for their competitors.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
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Finland, which shares an 832-mile border with Russia, joined NATO in 2023, abandoning a decades-old policy of neutrality.LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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His rhetoric that Canada should join the U.S. could be a pressure campaign on the nation to either follow his immigration demands or give in completely.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
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Best Walmart Beauty Deals Walmart’s beauty selection is stacked with our favorite brands: Drybar, E.L.F, and Mario Badescu – and prices start at $6.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The film is, of course, stacked with Avicii music, with the documentary being released alongside My Last Show, a 30-minute performance film from Avicii’s final live show at Ushuaïa Ibiza on August 28, 2016 that’s meant to function as a companion piece.Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
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The refusal to comply with the state order adds to a mountain of legal liability piling up for the department.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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When injuries piled up there was no noticeable change in form because the fringe players deputised so well.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The two concepts will merge, incorporating Roasted's all-day brunch into Flavor 90s' nightlife entertainment.Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Requests from various components or datasets may merge for processing before splitting into different outputs, necessitating a parent-child correlation structure.Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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This caused a culinary case of mistaken identity once the Overseas Highway connecting the Keys to the Florida mainland opened in 1912, and visitors from around the nation increasingly started traveling there.Chadd Scott, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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There’s also a high-speed USB Type C cable in the box which connects the dock to one of the high-speed USB-C ports on the back of the iMac.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Early pantomime theater generally combined two parts: first, a play; and second, a buffoonish slapstick drama featuring four stock characters borrowed from commedia dell’arte: Harlequin; his lady love, Columbine; a grumpy antagonist named Pantaloon; and his assistant, the Clown.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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In 2016 alone, the U.S. produced 42 million metric tons of plastic, equating to about 286 pounds per person, according to a paper published in Science Advances in 2020 -- nearly more than the amount produced in China and all of the European Union countries combined.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Sindelfingen site has long been known as the home of Mercedes craftsmanship and this investment signals a commitment to continue that in the future, with a heaping helping of modern technology to assist the skilled workers with their trades.Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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Fury shouldn't lose anything in the eyes of fight fans and pundits following Saturday's loss to Usyk, but what those people should do is add a heaping amount of respect and accolades to Usyk’s name.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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His opposition effectively killed the bill and could lead to a government shutdown at midnight on Saturday. Between the lines: Raising the debt ceiling and funding the government are two separate cliffs Congress repeatedly bumps up against, and Trump is now linking them together.Dave Lawler, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Crypto hacking linked to North Korea more than doubled from a year ago to a record high of $1.3 billion in 2024, Chainalysis said.Medha Singh, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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