1
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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2
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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3
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
Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Although networks and wire services (but not the AP) continue to be in the pool, so are Trump-supporting outlets like Real America’s Voice, often leading to the president getting extremely softball questions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The weakness of Europe’s military industry is largely due to the difficulty of co-ordinating and pooling production between different countries.
—Anatol Lieven, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Stock up on cute pool floats, or find an inflatable pool that’s big enough for a crowd.
—Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Although networks and wire services (but not the AP) continue to be in the pool, so are Trump-supporting outlets like Real America’s Voice, often leading to the president getting extremely softball questions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
On Earth, bodily fluids are pooled in the lower body, but in microgravity, which is what's on the International Space Station, astronauts' bodily fluids begin to move toward the upper part of the body and head.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The weakness of Europe’s military industry is largely due to the difficulty of co-ordinating and pooling production between different countries.
—Anatol Lieven, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
Verb
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Jurado joins two other Asian American councilmembers, John Lee and Nithya Raman.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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This year, join us in celebrating the iconic legacy of Toy Story.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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They had been left openly stacked by toilets, stashed in closets, and crammed in a pool pump house in a portrayal of arrogant disdain for protocols of American national security.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Kate Hudson has visited with mom Goldie Hawn and daughter Rani, and Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon hosted a getaway that included an al fresco rustic dinner stacked with A-listers from Jennifer Aniston to Kristen Bell.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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But even with all the defeats that have piled up in the past few years (losing to Zepeda, Ray Muratalla and JoJo Diaz), Farmer can still fight.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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It has now been turned into a memorial to Xavier, with teddy bears, balloons, toys and a cross — mostly in blue, Xavier’s favorite color — piled up by the garage door.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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The network has also had a fairly quiet development season, with just a handful of projects in the works, among them a potential Rookie spinoff (ABC and Hulu merged their development teams under Simran Sethi six months ago).—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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It was merge time on this week’s episode of Survivor 48 as all 13 players converged on a single beach.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That name − the Rev. Dr. Newton − connects Allen AME to the famed abolitionist, Civil War veteran and author who spent time in Cape May, though little is known about his stay there.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Many would say that connecting scent trends to GLP-1s is a stretch.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At least half of the Yankees’ regular lineup is using them as Jazz Chisholm Jr, Anthony Volpe, Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Austin Wells combined for nine of the 15 homers.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Booker and Jones combined for 29 points and 14 rebounds in Texas’ Sweet Sixteen win over Tennessee on Saturday.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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All the wrongs heaped on Curt Flood alone justify all that today’s players get.—
Greg Marotta,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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That crisis is heaping more burdens on grieving family members during one of the worst periods of their lives.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Such scents link to trends in ritual and mindfulness practices: meditation, yoga and sleep routines.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The number of people arrested in New York City for low-level offenses who are being put through the system rather than being given desk appearance tickets rose sharply in the first two months of 2025, a trend the Legal Aid Society is linking to two in-custody deaths.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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