: 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
rain ponding on the road
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Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
When a patrol deputy arrived, authorities said the suspect was found nude and swimming in a pond located on the caller’s property.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The man who once ignored his own safety to scurry out onto a frozen pond, crashing through the ice to rescue my yellow lab.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
His dog, a golden retriever named Goose, ventured onto the ice of a frozen pond (coincidentally named Goose Pond) when, about 200 feet from shore, the ice unexpectedly gave way, and Goose fell through into the water.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
When a patrol deputy arrived, authorities said the suspect was found nude and swimming in a pond located on the caller’s property.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The man who once ignored his own safety to scurry out onto a frozen pond, crashing through the ice to rescue my yellow lab.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
His dog, a golden retriever named Goose, ventured onto the ice of a frozen pond (coincidentally named Goose Pond) when, about 200 feet from shore, the ice unexpectedly gave way, and Goose fell through into the water.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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