as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity
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Recent Examples of fountain
Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Rick Owens’ daring, baptismal fantasia in the fountain of the Palais de Tokyo was astonishing and a perfect opening for his retrospective show across the boulevard at the Palais Galliera.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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Noun
Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
Verb
The Eiffel Tower's website said fountains leading to the monument's forecourt are available for individuals seeking respite from the heat.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Rick Owens’ daring, baptismal fantasia in the fountain of the Palais de Tokyo was astonishing and a perfect opening for his retrospective show across the boulevard at the Palais Galliera.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountain
Noun
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This shift reframes resilience as a source of growth and stability.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Indeed, the former official said, Israel had largely given up trying to cultivate human sources inside Hamas and Hezbollah.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Grok spouted antisemitic tropes and white nationalist talking points earlier this week in response to user prompts.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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In those scenes, Tannahill’s writing can be careful to a fault, with George and Dev spouting dialogue that may well be reprinted from a gender-studies thesis or transcribed from an argument occurring in Bushwick right now.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Noun
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When the handset was resting on the cradle, the line was closed.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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To borrow from Walt Whitman, the Mooch is out of the cradle, endlessly rocking.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Dee and Kevin, when recalling the crash and what followed, gushed about their kids.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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These are some of the dozens of victims killed as gushing floodwaters swept across central Texas on Friday.—
Stephen Sorace , Brooke Taylor , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Luis Gil has been on the injured list all season, Gerrit Cole underwent Tommy John surgery in the spring and now Clarke Schmidt is reportedly headed toward Tommy John surgery as well.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The 30-year-old came close to winning his first call-up to the Germany squad in the spring.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
Verb
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He’s cooled off a bit since then, but spurts like that don’t happen by accident.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Noun
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In the eight years since Miller rose to fame and became an outsized antagonist on the American left, his Santa Monica villain origin story has been exhaustively documented, picked over and reanalyzed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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No origin story, Gunn’s version begins with Superman having lost his first-ever battle off-camera, back in Metropolis.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Verb
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On a block of otherwise colorful façades, this contemporary, three-story building is distinct: designed by the architect Pablo Pérez Palacios, the entrance is marked by teca-wood panels and planters overflowing with jasmine.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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As elite researchers command overflowing compensation, mid-career technologists confront obsolescence.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountain. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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