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Recent Examples of lake
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region’s pristine forests, lakes and bogs.
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Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
Outdoor enthusiasts travel by canoe through several of the hundreds of fresh water lakes that make up the Boundary Waters in the northern woods of Minnesota.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
According to the authors, while other mechanisms like groundwater flow or erosion may have played supporting roles, their findings suggest that lake spillover was the primary process establishing the Colorado River’s course through the Grand Canyon.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Throughout the property, the singer incorporated the rocks that had been excavated while building the lake.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
Outdoor enthusiasts travel by canoe through several of the hundreds of fresh water lakes that make up the Boundary Waters in the northern woods of Minnesota.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
According to the authors, while other mechanisms like groundwater flow or erosion may have played supporting roles, their findings suggest that lake spillover was the primary process establishing the Colorado River’s course through the Grand Canyon.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Throughout the property, the singer incorporated the rocks that had been excavated while building the lake.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
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Haotong Li of China shot 69 and was four behind, still mystified by topping a fairway metal that raced into the pond in front of the 15th green.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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His approach shot bounced in front of the green, took a left turn and plopped into the pond, leaving quiet ripples across the water.—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The graceful curves of Boston’s beloved Swan Boats took shape today in the Public Garden just in time for the warm weather and another season of peaceful paddle rides around the lagoon.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rangiroa and Huahine offer dramatic green peaks rising above bright lagoons.—
Rachel King,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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First there’s the outdoor activities on offer—from paddle boarding on the loch to mountain biking in the surrounding forest to golf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Last year, many of her chile plants were swallowed whole when a reservoir nearby (which the farmers use to harvest rainwater) flooded its banks during the monsoons.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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In extremely dry years, the longer-term plans under consideration by Reclamation would allow the water levels of the system’s two main reservoirs to repeatedly fall below minimum power pool.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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