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as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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as in repository
an abundant source
a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town
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Recent Examples of wellspring
President-elect Trump and Elon Musk are finding a wellspring of unexpected cooperation from Democrats in their plans to crack down on government waste and inefficiency.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Beneath Rasoulof’s blistering rage erupts a wellspring of empathy: for young women, like Rezvan and Sana, fighting to be heard, and for wives and mothers, like Najmeh, participating in their own oppression.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
But after the September 11 attacks (in which 15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia), Saudi dawa suddenly appeared as a dangerous force, a frightening wellspring of terrorism.
—Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2020
One potential wellspring of recruitment is incumbents who narrowly lost reelection.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Beneath Rasoulof’s blistering rage erupts a wellspring of empathy: for young women, like Rezvan and Sana, fighting to be heard, and for wives and mothers, like Najmeh, participating in their own oppression.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
But after the September 11 attacks (in which 15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia), Saudi dawa suddenly appeared as a dangerous force, a frightening wellspring of terrorism.
—Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2020
One potential wellspring of recruitment is incumbents who narrowly lost reelection.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellspring
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Creating a carbon copy of the original could attract criticism for being lazy and superfluous whereas straying too far from the source material could alienate fans.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Staff members at the U.S. Institute of Peace were informed they were terminated effective immediately on Friday, five sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Role Of A Cyber Information Center (CIC) Central to this transformation is the implementation of a CIC, a centralized cyber repository for collecting, analyzing and disseminating cyber risk data.—
Bob Ackerman,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Even if the funding to the Observatory is restored, the integrity of its data repository remains in question.—
JOHN HUDSON THE WASHINGTON POST,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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From cradle to old age, this man and the Republican agenda is devastating for women.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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At the bottom of the rear panel are two pogo pin connectors, which can charge the device's 5,000mAh battery in a cradle.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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New gold mines take over a decade to develop, and with exploration budgets tightening, supply growth is limited to about 1.5% annually [3].—
Bob Haber,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Park rangers are battling an Australian company that is seeking rare earth minerals in an old Mojave gold mine.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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During the last seven hours, lava fountains were up to 600 feet high, according to the USGS' Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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During the last eight hours, fountains shot up to 600 feet high, mainly through the south vent at the closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellspring. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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