BOREHOLES Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

boreholes

noun

plural of borehole

as in wells

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Noun

Combined with higher reservoir productivity, this could allow Mazama’s wells to generate up to 10 times as much power as conventional geothermal wells.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
In an effort to curb the worsening decline and prevent more wells from running dry, California legislators in 2014 passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of wells

Noun

As police in Kathmandu buried dozens of bodies in multiple trenches, Nepal’s disaster agency said that 1,003 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
In Kathmandu, police worked in heavy rain on Tuesday to bury dozens of bodies in multiple trenches next to a forested area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Wailea Canyon Activity Pool is a world of its own, with seven waterslides, a lazy river, caves, and a swim-up Grotto Bar, and between that and a daily calendar of cultural activities, families are well looked after.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Arcadia Valley Missouri The hills, hollows, caves, and springs of the Missouri Ozarks all promise great fall drives.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of caves

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Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated, such as retention ponds or drainage ditches, with a mosquito larvicide.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The tribes also have worked together after rains to orchestrate rescue missions for chi that are trapped in puddles, offshoots and agricultural ditches.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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