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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
Megan Dubois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Sustained high fountains of lava flowed from Mount Kilauea’s two vents, according to the USGS.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
Champagne fountains, fireworks and extravagant floral displays aren’t the only experiences that brides want to create.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
While bird fountains will attract seed feeding birds, providing a wild bird seed mix will be far more effective.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
For places where water can’t be drained, like ponds and fountains, use mosquito dunks or bits that contain bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, BTI, a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae but is harmless to pets, birds and other wildlife.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Those fountains will remain closed even when employees return to work, Kuhnen said.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The Victorian park was the first public botanical garden in the country and brims with plants, fountains, statues, and a scenic lagoon where swan boats float in the summer.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
There’s also a new nighttime show around Adventure Bay coming to the park, complete with water screens, fountains, and drones.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Sustained high fountains of lava flowed from Mount Kilauea’s two vents, according to the USGS.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
Champagne fountains, fireworks and extravagant floral displays aren’t the only experiences that brides want to create.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
While bird fountains will attract seed feeding birds, providing a wild bird seed mix will be far more effective.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
For places where water can’t be drained, like ponds and fountains, use mosquito dunks or bits that contain bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, BTI, a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae but is harmless to pets, birds and other wildlife.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Those fountains will remain closed even when employees return to work, Kuhnen said.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The Victorian park was the first public botanical garden in the country and brims with plants, fountains, statues, and a scenic lagoon where swan boats float in the summer.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountains
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During last month’s IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, Barclays organized a private meeting to talk investment opportunities with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, two sources familiar with the meeting told Semafor.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Miami Dolphins traded pass rusher Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2026 third-round pick, according to league sources.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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 photos, Travis can be seen down on one knee as Swift cradles his face in the sweet moment.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, looking deep into these swirling cradles of planet formation has always been tricky.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While the world gushes over Africa’s natural resources, trouble brews with utilizing them—pollution, corruption, human rights abuses, criminal infiltration.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The songwriter frequently gushes about being a grandmother on social media and in interviews.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s a Redwall vibe to the third installment, as fan-favorite rattkin Fern gets carried away on an impromptu adventure involving a chaos-goblin who holds a bounty tempting enough for all the ne’er-do-wells to try and collect on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Timor-Leste’s oil and gas wells are already running dry, with oil production at the Bayu-Undan field in the Timor Sea—the country’s only producing field—ceasing production in June 2025.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once finished, the costume springs to life.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Lake Crescent, a deep, pristine lake that was carved by glaciers, is 30 minutes from the hot springs by car.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The edition is typeset with a display text that recalls vintage video game fonts.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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On Succession, that obsession with correctness extended to the smallest details, down to the fonts in fictional news articles and TV graphics.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Boise and Garden City races One candidate running for Boise City Council has past drug charges, the Statesman found.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaker Jordan Peele's feature debut and first venture into the realm of horror is an almost flawless, emotional roller coaster that races on the tracks of both Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and The Stepford Wives (1975).—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Fountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountains. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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