fountained

Definition of fountainednext
past tense of fountain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountained
Verb
  • Keep an eye out for the coton de tulear, which spurted from 92nd in 2024 to 79th last year.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • 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, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Crude oil, natural gas and fracking water gushed out of the well April 6-10 in 2025 near Galeton in Weld County.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But these jewels appear as a tribute to the styles that coursed through the choreographer’s career.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Dining centers on refined kaiseki or traditional Japanese coursed haute cuisine, featuring regional specialties such as meltingly tender Tajima beef (an elite breed of wagyu cattle and the source of Kobe beef) and Matsuba snow crab.
    Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Alabama raced out to a 24-point halftime lead en route to a 90-65 win over Texas Tech in the second round.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • China's cyberspace regulator has raced to regulate the rapidly growing field in recent years, but struggled to stay ahead of a technology that is advancing faster than the rules designed to govern it.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Child injured in shooting Police said a bullet struck the child in his right leg, and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Medics rushed the child to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As a result of the controversy, speculation around Roan’s treatment of her fans has flooded social media for days.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Alumni flooded the stands of the football field during homecoming, and people have shown up in crowds to celebrate the centennial year at various events.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Altman, who was on the first floor, fell through the floor and was engulfed in flames.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Three cars were burning, and the carport area, where officials believe the blaze started, was engulfed.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Fountained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountained. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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