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Recent Examples of pond
Three landscaped acres unfold around the home, with smart fencing, a triple carport, and a dreamy alfresco kitchen overlooking a wildlife pond.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
The pond’s seepage was a source of cholera outbreaks, and a certain unidentifiable gloom still hangs around the park that is on the site now.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Longer, if more irregular, flights even cross the pond from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and Frankfurt.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
To the team’s surprise — and excitement — the pets turned out to be Vietnamese pond turtles, a critically endangered species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
The pond’s seepage was a source of cholera outbreaks, and a certain unidentifiable gloom still hangs around the park that is on the site now.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Longer, if more irregular, flights even cross the pond from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and Frankfurt.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
To the team’s surprise — and excitement — the pets turned out to be Vietnamese pond turtles, a critically endangered species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pond
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Thanks to the microclimate around the lake, this allows the cherries to thrive despite the harsher temperatures of the region.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.—
Stuart Miller,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Additionally, dam and reservoir operators rely on rainfall and snowfall forecasts to manage the water supply; fishermen in the $320 billion commercial fisheries sector rely on forecasts to stay safe as do tourism and recreational boating communities.—
Louis Uccellini,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the river’s two largest reservoirs, are both 33% full.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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For example, take a warm bath (lagoon), then dunk your face in ice (cold plunge), followed by a hot and cold shower, then a shot of ginger juice.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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The lagoon is a habitat for a number of species of bats rarely seen by visitors.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
16 Sep. 2024
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What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
Peoplemag,
7 May 2024
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Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The Loch Ness monster, in a grainy image now considered iconic, appeared as a dinosaur-like creature cruising across Scotland’s famous loch, or lake.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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