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geyser

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Definition of geyser

as in fountain

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as in spit

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Recent Examples of geyser This movie needs to start in the first minute with a giant oil well-style geyser of blood, and part of it is signalling excess and campiness. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 As the gas rapidly accumulates within these tiny crevices, the bubbles expand almost instantaneously and push the beverage violently out of the bottle to create a soda fountain, also called a geyser. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 The impact sent the second vehicle into a fire hydrant, causing a geyser to erupt, and into the side of a car dealership. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 When not displaying geyser-like activity, the pool was actively boiling. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for geyser

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The stains, her mother remembers, were caused by chocolate syrup from a chocolate fountain, strawberries, tequila, catered Mexican food from their favorite restaurant — all from the wedding reception.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
After an extensive search, Ms Min has found a new location as its Shanghai retail outpost, a storied architectural marvel that share an Art Deco fountain with its neighbors.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of fountain

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At Rôtisserie Coco Rico, a Plateau institution open since 1970, the chicken is spit-roasted and served with GF piri-piri in a mélange of the two dominant local styles.

— Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Opened in August 2025, the collection of cabins offers a comfortable retreat tucked into the rugged landscape of Chéticamp Island, a mile-wide spit of land that runs parallel to Cape Breton’s east coast.

— Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of spit

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Weeding throughout fall can reduce these problems and make your garden much easier to weed in spring.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026
Last spring, our students improved on STAAR across grades 3 through 12, outpacing the state, with double-digit gains in some high school subjects.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

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His new series of Rain Paintings, made by spray painting with an air compressor, is now on display at Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott, NY, titled Delay of Game.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
During the summer, the Elf brand expanded into haircare, launching Elf Hair with a suite of products including a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, an anti-frizz styling spray, and treatment oil.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026

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Philbrick, who is seventy years old, has lived for the past four decades on Nantucket, a home that has doubled as the wellspring of his career.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Spending two years writing his autobiography, the 2023 bestseller Scattershot, and working on a forthcoming documentary, unleashed a creative wellspring in Bernie Taupin.

— Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of wellspring

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The chemical and environmental engineers found a way to transform tough composite waste into high-value manufacturing materials using a brief burst of extreme heat.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Still a low-churn environment The burst of optimism, however, comes with some caveats.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

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Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
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

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In Hungary, the defense minister said fighter jets escorted three passenger planes Friday through the country's airspace within an hour after each received a bomb threat.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
From counter-drone defenses to advanced sensors integrated into tanks and fighter jets, the technologies transforming the battlefield are also changing, or even expanding, the markets served by legacy defense giants.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

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