1
as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
a large pool of applicants for the summer internship
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline
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3
as in deposit
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets
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as in to ball
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Recent Examples of pool
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
The Deep Tunnel, regional sewers, local sewers and storm sewers all filled up, causing water to pool in roads and yards, Shafer explained.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Signature outdoor amenities, such as the 50-by-25-foot pool and spa with an adjacent outdoor kitchen with a wood-burning pizza oven, abound.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Changing one instantly affects the other, a property that could one day allow quantum processors to pool their power.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
The Deep Tunnel, regional sewers, local sewers and storm sewers all filled up, causing water to pool in roads and yards, Shafer explained.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
With more than a dozen restaurants, eight pools, three theaters, a water park, and a bowling alley, the variety of activities makes this an ideal Playa del Carmen all-inclusive vacation destination for multigenerational families and groups.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Signature outdoor amenities, such as the 50-by-25-foot pool and spa with an adjacent outdoor kitchen with a wood-burning pizza oven, abound.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
Verb
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That ball off the bat of Gabriel Arias bounced toward first base and brought Ramirez home.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Her brother cannon-balled off a rock to join her.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Apple says more states are expected to join the scheme soon.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Sep. 2025
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If not, there will be no need to rush back Williams and McCray-Ball from their injuries just to join a team that has no chance of competing this season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has to approve many of those mergers—and Trump stacked the FCC with his supporters.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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By stacking these two together in layers, the CNSI team created large, printable membranes that emit bright, stable light and can even be stretched without breaking.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So only one overwhelmed person at a time was allowed to weep when daily frustrations piled up, like barely being able to keep up with a busy lunch crowd or when the aluminum on the bottom of the pan burned and ruined the custard, forcing them to throw it away and waste dozens of eggs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Many people struggle to keep their health details organized, especially when doctor visits pile up.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That interaction could cause one storm to absorb another, the two storms to merge or both storms to move off in different directions.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Festival director Jung Hanseok merged the longstanding New Currents and Kim Jiseok programs to create a more impactful platform exclusively for Asian cinema, with 14 films competing for five categories of the new Busan Award.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The morning kicked off behind the Rose Creek Cottage and was one of many activities hosted by Friends of Rose Creek, an organization aimed at preserving the natural habitat and connecting community members.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Both capitals sit along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, home to busy shipping lanes which connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Around the half-hour mark, King combined with Iwobi and made a smart off-the-ball run to open a passing lane to Sessegnon, with the left-back seeing his shot saved by Caoimhin Kelleher.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Shoppers can combine the 20% discount with other qualifying coupons and promo codes for even more savings.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a young boy growing up in Seville—he was born in 1484—Bartolomé had witnessed the glory heaped on Columbus upon his return from his first cross-Atlantic voyage and heard the stories of islands filled with gold, spices, and potential slaves.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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His comments heaped political and financial pressure on media companies navigating a febrile and toxic atmosphere in the aftermath of Kirk's assassination.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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