The tour guide was a wellspring of information.
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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Guadalajara challenges its moniker, Mexico’s second city, with a wellspring of the dazzling culture that has put this country on the top of so many international traveler’s lists.—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 Yet… there are times when cosmic bubbles breach through our spirit’s wellspring and issue forth other sensations—glimmers of possibilities, ineffable vastness, and mystagogic connectedness beyond the horizon where language dissolves.—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Sep. 2025 Just as revolutionary was the soundtrack, a wellspring of classics with zero skips.—Jamal Michel, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 No place on earth better suits the talents and requirements of electric vehicles: considerable wealth, perfect weather, evolved infrastructure, and the wellspring of the world’s technocratic culture.—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wellspring
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of wellspring was
before the 12th century
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