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noun

ˈfau̇n-tᵊn How to pronounce fountain (audio)
Definition of fountainnext
as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity

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verb

as in to spout

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Recent Examples of fountain
Noun
As urban areas grew in Colorado, more ponds and lakes provided unfrozen water, some aided by fountains. — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Across a fenced, xeriscaped courtyard with fountains is the two-bedroom main home, which has an open living area and a kitchen with a granite peninsula and sliders to the back. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
Verb
History, Art, & Culture 10 - There is history behind nearly every building, bench, and fountain on our region’s campuses. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025 Rather than volcanic eruptions from a central peak, volcanoes of the Reykjanes often fountain from these fissures, creating floods of molten rock that look a bit like tiger stripes on a map. — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fountain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountain
  1. source
  2. spout
  3. cradle
  4. gush
  5. spring
  6. spurt
  7. origin
  8. overflow
Noun
  • Instead, sources familiar with the situation pointed to Trump’s history of dropping past animosity with Republicans who appease him as one reason Pirro still has a shot of lasting beyond this week’s tenuous moment.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Recent research found that shoppers referred by large language models generate 53% more revenue per visit than shoppers arriving through non-AI sources, underscoring how quickly AI is becoming another front door to brands.
    — Dani Mariano, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of source
Verb
  • Once your seedlings have started to spout, then the mound down to one strong seedling.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Camera footage recorded June 18 showed the pool occasionally spouting water 20 to 30 feet into the air before returning to an active boil.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Definition of spout
Noun
  • Vigeland Museum describes the work as a summary of the park’s journey from cradle to grave, encompassing joy, sorrow, hope and longing.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Does the documentary go through your entire life, cradle to now?
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of cradle
Verb
  • Fans who gush over the next big thing too often forget that many young hotshots turn out to be something less.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While speaking with IMDb, Mackie couldn’t help but take a moment to gush over getting the chance to work with McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who stars as Charles Xavier/Professor X, in Doomsday.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
Definition of gush
Noun
  • As of late spring, nearly 30,000 fires had ignited across the country – the highest number in almost two decades for that time of year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Sacramento Regional Transit will study a faster route to Sacramento International Airport through Natomas using bus rapid transit rather than light rail, after receiving $700,000 in grants to launch a feasibility study beginning in spring 2027.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of spring
Verb
  • Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
  • Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Definition of spurt
Noun
  • But although smallpox’s European origins are clear based on the timeline of its devastation, epidemiologists have yet to identify strong genetic evidence to support this arc.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
  • Just days before the hearing, Paul released over 1,000 pages of Fauci's private diary entries from the pandemic period, accusing him of hiding the truth about COVID-19's origins.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2026
Definition of origin
Verb
  • Water overflowed from a large retention pond and swept Kearns away.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • If using an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan instead, be sure to fill it no more than three-quarters full to prevent the batter from overflowing in the oven.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
Definition of overflow

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