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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 Park near the visitor center, cross the street, and follow the walking trails leading to the geyser area. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 When not displaying geyser-like activity, the pool was actively boiling. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for geyser

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Noun

The water district has been paying residents to rip out their thirsty grass and replace it with landscaping or trees, banned most new commercial fountains and water features, and limited the amount of water golf courses may use.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Bird baths with a fountain can even offer an element of moving water.

— Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of fountain

Noun

The grill comes with a rotisserie kit that includes a spit, two spikes, and a motorized turner that attaches to the right side of the cooking chamber.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of spit

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Whereas 20 years ago, banks began recruiting for summer interns in the spring, today the process begins two years ahead of time.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
On Friday, Deadline reported that Smith and Gillespie have been cast as leads in Season 2 of the Crave Original, which is set to premiere in spring 2027.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of spring

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Knight, who was driving the car, was minorly injured by the spray of bullets, while Shakur took the brunt of the gunfire.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Among the other gifts offered by businesses in the strip mall are temporary hair color spray from Joan Barry Hair Designers, celebrating 25 years in business, and sidewalk chalking from 40-year-old mall business Love’s Yogurt.

— Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of spray

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There is absolutely no wellspring of untapped energy in the country in favor of relaxing gun laws.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
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

Definition of wellspring

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Protecting pilot vision A nuclear weapon produces an intense burst of thermal and visible light within fractions of a second after detonation.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
With juicy bursts of fresh fruit, the result is deliciously smooth, custardy, and bright.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 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

Many of the jet owners keep their aircraft for personal use, flying under the FAA’s Part 91 regulations.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Pakistan ‌has since deployed about 8,000 troops, fighter jets, drones and an air defense system to the kingdom, Reuters reported in May, and has pursued wider Gulf ‌security ties.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

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