Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountained
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By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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For decades, fans, editors, and her Hollywood colleagues have gushed about how uniquely captivating her scent is, including fellow stars like Lil Nas X, Jennifer Lawrence, and Cardi B (and yes, Rihanna herself has posted the evidence).—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Water gushed through Sidecca’s ceiling.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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At the label, Colón proved essential in developing the then-nascent sound of salsa, which fused traditional Latin rhythms with funk, jazz, and R&B and coursed with distinct activist undertones.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
22 Feb. 2026
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The emotions coursed through him afterwards.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 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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Being true to those principles matters more than refuting a talking point from any pundit or any bulletin-board material spouted by any rival.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 2020 Democratic presidential primary, the party's last open nominating contest, featured a rush to the left as candidates raced to embrace far-reaching ideas including Medicare-for-all, the Green New Deal and aggressive taxes on billionaires.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Storms that raced through the area early Friday, with frequent lightning and thunder, are expected to linger into the morning before moving out, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Evacuation orders on Thursday covering entire neighborhoods home to more than half a million people caused mass panic as people rushed to leave.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this season, UConn coach Geno Auriemma said Sarah Strong plays basketball as though she’s never rushed or sped up.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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As job cuts pile up, Tinner is up against intense competition in a job market flooded with talent from the top companies in tech.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Investors initially flooded the market after the subprime mortgage crash that led to the Great Recession.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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At the scene, fire crews found the house fully engulfed in flames.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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And the longer the Middle East remains engulfed in conflict, the higher international crude prices are likely to surge — and that will eventually trickle down to the gas pump, feeding inflation.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Fountained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountained. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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