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Recent Examples of lake
They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
That’s off Faith Road, just east of Mount Mourne near the lake.
—Joe Marusak
may 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Our latest invitation is to visit us at our lake house for several days.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
That meant, for about a week, the inside of Bronco Stadium resembled a deep blue lake.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2026
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
That’s off Faith Road, just east of Mount Mourne near the lake.
—Joe Marusak
may 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Our latest invitation is to visit us at our lake house for several days.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
That meant, for about a week, the inside of Bronco Stadium resembled a deep blue lake.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
Noun
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That pond was for drinking water, and others were people’s baths.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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There’s a fishing pond on site, too.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Noun
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On the lagoon, villas open out onto sweeping wooden decks with opalescent plunge pools, cabanas, floor hammocks that hover over the sea as well as steps that lead right into it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Removing the weir will lower the entire lagoon’s water level by several feet and restore the ebb and flow of ocean tides to the basin.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
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The mammals thrive across habitats from inland rivers and lochs to rugged coastal environments.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The method focuses on recovering these additional resources in shale and other tight reservoirs that have already produced hydrocarbons through hydraulic fracturing in primary recovery operations but still contain large amounts of oil and gas trapped within rocks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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But a quick peek at the Trailforks app revealed this gem of a ride, an 8-mile loop climbing through grassland and chaparral, past a reservoir, over Conn Peak and back down Whiskey Ridge, with enough singletrack and elevation change to earn it.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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