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Recent Examples of lake
Polson, the county seat and site of the jail, is a town of 5,600 on the southern shore of Flathead Lake, one of the largest lakes west of the Mississippi River.
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CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
The lake is about 230 miles west of Kansas City, Mo., home to the corps’ district office for parts of Kansas, Missouri and southern Nebraska.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The lake, which is nine feet deep and 35 feet from the shoreline, was constructed for Princeton's rowing team in 1906, according to the university.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
He’s seen those flags blown taut toward the lake before.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
The lake is about 230 miles west of Kansas City, Mo., home to the corps’ district office for parts of Kansas, Missouri and southern Nebraska.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The lake, which is nine feet deep and 35 feet from the shoreline, was constructed for Princeton's rowing team in 1906, according to the university.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
He’s seen those flags blown taut toward the lake before.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
Noun
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Heat president Pat Riley has always sought to follow up a big splash by tossing another boulder into the pond.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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As has become tradition at the tournament, Saigo celebrated by jumping into the nearby pond with members of her team, a smile plastered across her face.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The coral lives in a semi-enclosed underwater lagoon, within which the water temperature is significantly higher than the swirling South Pacific Ocean beyond.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The saltwater lagoon off the pool area is another hit with kids at the resort.—
Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, veterans of the whisky world understand that turbulence and challenging periods are part of the whisky cycle, most notably seen during the whisky loch of the 1980s when distilleries had to close due to oversupply and falling demand.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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That might include kayaking or hiking Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, searching for seals and birdlife on the uninhabited Brion Island, exploring the rugged beauty of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, or sailing through the legendary lochs and canals of the St. Lawrence Seaway.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Utah has launched a financial initiative to pay farmers not to grow crops as part of an effort to conserve water from the Colorado River and help stabilize Lake Powell, one of the West's most-vital reservoirs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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It’s long been known that pheasants can serve as competent reservoirs for Borrelia.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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