across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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Search crews pumped water out of the Wood Dale-Itasca Reservoir on Wednesday in an effort to find a Bensenville man who was reported missing after trying to swim across the pond.
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Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The two women spontaneously decide to do a house swap and each fall in love with a local across the pond.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Three of those tunes reached the Official Singles chart, the most competitive songs tally across the pond.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The two women spontaneously decide to do a house swap and each fall in love with a local across the pond.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Three of those tunes reached the Official Singles chart, the most competitive songs tally across the pond.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for across the pond
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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