: a body of water usually smaller than a lake
a fishing pond
—sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean
ponded; ponding; ponds
: to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond
: to collect in or form a pond
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Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
According to the National Park Service, Eastern box turtles were once populous on the east coast from Maine to Florida, and were often found in people's backyard pools and ponds.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The tradition of jumping into the pond dates back to 1988.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
As has become tradition at the tournament, Saigo celebrated by jumping into the nearby pond with members of her team, a smile plastered across her face.
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Noun
Heat president Pat Riley has always sought to follow up a big splash by tossing another boulder into the pond.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
According to the National Park Service, Eastern box turtles were once populous on the east coast from Maine to Florida, and were often found in people's backyard pools and ponds.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The tradition of jumping into the pond dates back to 1988.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
As has become tradition at the tournament, Saigo celebrated by jumping into the nearby pond with members of her team, a smile plastered across her face.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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