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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 fountains
Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Due to the drought, their water restrictions have been reduced by 20%, and pools are not allowed to use decorative fountains.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The 51-story high-rise is awash in sunny shades of terracotta with Mediterranean-style archways and Baroque fountains.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Spend late morning taking a stroll around the Garden’s meandering paths decorated by statues, fountains, various trees and plants, and a six-acre pond with massive 6,000-pound swan boats that can ferry up to roughly 20 visitors per ride.
—Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The Italians won the World Cup and all-night parties were held in the streets of Rome as well as its historic fountains.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
After a years-long effort, the cascading fountains in Meridian Hill Park are running once more.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
The tour will guide explorers around the Plaza, explaining art, the fountains and notable landmarks.
—Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Parents continue watching children play near fountains.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
As a result, drinking fountains that averaged over 58 parts per billion were lowered to undetectable levels of lead.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Due to the drought, their water restrictions have been reduced by 20%, and pools are not allowed to use decorative fountains.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The 51-story high-rise is awash in sunny shades of terracotta with Mediterranean-style archways and Baroque fountains.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Spend late morning taking a stroll around the Garden’s meandering paths decorated by statues, fountains, various trees and plants, and a six-acre pond with massive 6,000-pound swan boats that can ferry up to roughly 20 visitors per ride.
—Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The Italians won the World Cup and all-night parties were held in the streets of Rome as well as its historic fountains.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
After a years-long effort, the cascading fountains in Meridian Hill Park are running once more.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
The tour will guide explorers around the Plaza, explaining art, the fountains and notable landmarks.
—Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Parents continue watching children play near fountains.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountains
Noun
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The coalition is urging the state to find new sources of funding for the work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Authorities currently believe the woman shot the man and children before shooting herself, The LA Times reports, citing law enforcement sources.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Trish coined the nickname, which is funny because Cannon never spouts off.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The simulations also tracked how matter moves through stellar cradles.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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The best way to store a boat on land is to leave it on a trailer or place it on jack stands and cradles.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Christie regularly gushes over Thornton on Instagram.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The wells would extend roughly five miles underground, stretching beneath parts of Erie.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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For decades, energy companies have disposed of that briny fluid by shooting it back underground using high-pressure injection wells.—
Katie Campbell,
ProPublica,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Blood spurts against the window.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shannon Heupel, Montgomery Advertiser Arkansas Hot Springs Hot Springs is known for its natural thermal springs, which produce more than a million gallons of hot water daily and have drawn visitors for centuries.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Standard Q7s will ride on steel springs or can option the adaptive air suspension that’s standard on the SQ7—this gets an optional third mode that lowers the car by more than an inch (30 mm).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The same love of equality and freedom that courses through the Declaration motivated her white great-grandmother to campaign for suffrage and her African American grandfather to found a chapter of the NAACP in the Jim Crow South.—
Michael Kazin,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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And about the obsession that courses through dozens of countries on the continent.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Fountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountains. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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