Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountained
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Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026 -
Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Another group gushed over the performances of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford, all of whom scored for England.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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Elsewhere, in the story published Tuesday, Holland gushed about how the couple supported each other behind the camera.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Cleveland baseball fandom has coursed through the family’s blood for generations.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The thrust of Mann’s speeches is that Germany, after its plunge into evil, must engage in a spiritual reckoning, a new embrace of humanity, the kind that coursed through Goethe’s writing.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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There are two areas in my garden where fern asparagus has been growing for more than four decades, having first spouted from seeds that had been deposited, no doubt, by birds.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
19 June 2026
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City leaders and entrepreneurs have rushed to embrace the games, staging watch parties, block festivals and bar takeovers.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Law enforcement agencies across the world have rushed to integrate AI into their investigations, promising faster arrests and higher case closure rates.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
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David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP Coni Dubois said several inches of water flooded her home overnight in Houma, southwest of New Orleans, but others in the community had worse damage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Reifel responds to Bethlehem, PA, mayor's comments When Reifel got his phone back, it was flooded with messages.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Endwell Fire Department crews found the building fully engulfed, with heavy black smoke pouring from the front of the structure and flames visible at the rear.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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The woman woke up as flames spread to her hand and engulfed her belongings.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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“Fountained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountained. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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