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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
Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Known as the City of Fountains, KC has over 200 fountains to observe.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Highlights include a wonderful houseplant collection, plenty of container planting ideas, and loads of garden decor such as statuary and fountains.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
There were bird feeders hanging from the trees, fountains for the pollinators, and wind chimes swaying to and fro from the back porch.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s fountains, small areas to climb, and concealed nooks and crannies.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
Decommission old fountains and plant them with succulents instead.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Matt Wallner opened the scoring in the second inning for the Twins with a 424-foot home run that nearly reached the fountains in right-center.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Included are a 24-hour concierge and valet, a restaurant, and a 75-foot lap pool with cabanas, along with four acres of landscaped gardens hosting alfresco dining areas, fountains, and botanical walking paths.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
Additional impressive features include the quatrefoil pool, as well as the resort-like gardens and fountains spread out across the property.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Known as the City of Fountains, KC has over 200 fountains to observe.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Highlights include a wonderful houseplant collection, plenty of container planting ideas, and loads of garden decor such as statuary and fountains.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
There were bird feeders hanging from the trees, fountains for the pollinators, and wind chimes swaying to and fro from the back porch.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s fountains, small areas to climb, and concealed nooks and crannies.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
Decommission old fountains and plant them with succulents instead.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Matt Wallner opened the scoring in the second inning for the Twins with a 424-foot home run that nearly reached the fountains in right-center.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Included are a 24-hour concierge and valet, a restaurant, and a 75-foot lap pool with cabanas, along with four acres of landscaped gardens hosting alfresco dining areas, fountains, and botanical walking paths.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountains
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April 25, 2026 Less than a week after making his major-league debut on April 3, the shortstop signed a team-record nine-year extension that league sources confirmed to The Athletic is for $140 million and could be worth up to $150 million with performance escalators.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The victim was charged with disorderly conduct and trespass, but both charges were later dropped, sources said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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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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In the sweet video, Steinfeld lifts her black sweatshirt to reveal her baby bump, which her husband then kisses and cradles; the two frolic in the snow looking so in love.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cellphone mounts or cradles allow people to access their mobile devices at all times.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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As for making the ad, Oyeneyin gushes to PEOPLE about working with Williams.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Already primed for catastrophe, townspeople’s discovery that developers had quietly targeted Acton for multiple battery projects stoked fears of industrial blight, fire and contamination of residential water wells and the nearby headwaters of Southern California’s last free-flowing river.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Without proper safeguards, rainfall and water irrigation flow easily into groundwater and into wells, while also spilling into rivers and streams that feed into public water systems.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Blood spurts against the window.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Red painted front coil springs and stabilizer bars.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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In just two years, Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch has gotten to know his club and accumulated as much playoff experience as possible, playing in eight of a possible eight series the past two springs.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But Open, Heaven also courses with youth’s great agony, the cruelty that learning to love should be inexorably followed by learning to grieve its undoing.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Such is the power of cachaça, the essential and irresistible Brazilian sugar cane spirit that courses through each round of tropical cocktails passed across the bar.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Fountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountains. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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