as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the area boasts a large reservoir of college-educated people for companies to draw on
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Recent Examples of reservoir
Forty-two percent comes from surface water out of lakes and reservoirs.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Macy’s, founded in New York City in 1858, benefits from a huge reservoir of goodwill among its 40 million annual customers, many of whom remember trips to the department store as kids, to get outfits for their graduations or to sit on Santa’s knee.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The tiny gym in the bowels of the great church was, for a time, the most important reservoir of talent in the game.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The teen’s body was reportedly recovered from the water the next day after using sonar to search the reservoir.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Macy’s, founded in New York City in 1858, benefits from a huge reservoir of goodwill among its 40 million annual customers, many of whom remember trips to the department store as kids, to get outfits for their graduations or to sit on Santa’s knee.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The tiny gym in the bowels of the great church was, for a time, the most important reservoir of talent in the game.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The teen’s body was reportedly recovered from the water the next day after using sonar to search the reservoir.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservoir
Noun
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If the Chinese truly agree to keep the supply of critical minerals flowing on an ongoing basis, the world will win.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The death toll was exacerbated by a lack of medical supplies, which have trickled in at a quantity smaller than hoped for due to tensions over the ceasefire.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His backstory for the spaceship included a sacred pool at its center.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Cycle through the spa’s saunas, steams, hot pools, and cold plunges, then retire to a breezy hammock or calming cabin for idyllic repose.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But estimates from the Federation of American Scientists show that Russia still leads in nuclear warhead inventories.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The company is also cleaning up channel inventory in the North American market.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dern had to expand her repertoire and become accustomed to striking, constantly honing and improving under the tutelage of esteemed boxing coach Jason Parillo.—
Brian Martin,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Scott Hoying may need to add lullabies to his musical repertoire.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Reservoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservoir. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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