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geyser

noun

Definition of geyser

as in fountain

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as in spit

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Recent Examples of geyser The attack happened on Mystic Falls Trail near the ever-popular Old Faithful geyser in Wyoming, the park service said. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 6 May 2026 The seamless experience of core Google Search plus Gemini — paired with the Apple Siri partnership, the profit geyser of YouTube, and fast-growing Google Cloud — adds up to a stock worth owning. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 On the plains was a female bison standing vigil through the night, a statue of white from the hydrothermal spray of a nearby geyser falling as frost back toward the earth. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026 But a few hundred feet away is Echinus Geyser, the largest acidic geyser in the world. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for geyser

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Noun

On land, a volcanic eruption is dramatic—columns of ash, fountains of lava, a complete remaking of the terrain.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
And the animals have to stay away from fountains and off the escalators.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of fountain

Noun

Moroccan forces beat back crowds with batons and tear gas at the gates to Ceuta, trying to prevent more from storming across into the tiny Spanish territory that juts on a spit of sandy land into the Mediterranean from Morocco.

— Michael Francis Gore, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Sitting on a spit of land jutting out into Lake Erie, Cedar Point Shores draws inspiration from local Great Lakes culture, weather, wildlife, and lore for its rides, slides, and attractions.

— Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Definition of spit

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As of late spring, nearly 30,000 fires had ignited across the country – the highest number in almost two decades for that time of year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Sacramento Regional Transit will study a faster route to Sacramento International Airport through Natomas using bus rapid transit rather than light rail, after receiving $700,000 in grants to launch a feasibility study beginning in spring 2027.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of spring

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For much of her defining run, Lizzo was emblematic of an idyllic extramusical experiment, her songs a wellspring for yas queen enthusiasm.

— Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 16 June 2026
The collection’s wellspring is the late-19th century and early-20th ceramics of Nampeyo of Hano (Tewa) and Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso).

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of wellspring

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Denver Post via Getty Images On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.

— Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The year the housing bubble burst, 860k American properties were repossessed.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 31 July 2026

Definition of burst

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Drummer Booker Stardrum sits behind the kit for rising jazz jammers SML, while Moog player Ben Vida co-founded the turn-of-the-century minimalist-ambient group Town & Country, and logged time in post-emo fountainhead Joan of Arc.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026
The board pointed to the 46th annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, June 27, along Newport Avenue as a possible fountainhead of public input, given the usual thousands of people who attend.

— Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026

Definition of fountainhead

Noun

Earlier this week, Toney shared a photo on his Instagram story from inside a private jet.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Footage released by the company shows the twin-engine jet rolling down the runway under its own power as engineers assess braking, steering, engine response and ground handling.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

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