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Recent Examples of lake
Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius has one of the only public swim beaches on the lake.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
The storm's northeast trajectory and high speed prompted swift alerts to ensure public safety in rural areas and near recreational lakes.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2025
It was found in the lake in 1992, but was just recently sent back to the Boston Guildhall museum, near where the Ingrams had lived, according to local online outlet LincolnshireWorld.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 31 May 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
The storm's northeast trajectory and high speed prompted swift alerts to ensure public safety in rural areas and near recreational lakes.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2025
It was found in the lake in 1992, but was just recently sent back to the Boston Guildhall museum, near where the Ingrams had lived, according to local online outlet LincolnshireWorld.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
Noun
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In Andronic's portrait of the iconic nebula, the gaseous outer layers look like a raindrop breaking the surface of a vast cosmic pond.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 June 2025
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The oil has gotten into the groundwater, a nearby stream and a pond.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The organization, which monitors shark activity throughout the region, joked about the parallel to the infamous movie and invited the public to guess what kind of shark had found its way into the sheltered saltwater lagoon.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Santa Rosa: Neighboring Santa Rosa is the park’s second-largest island and has a similar history of ranching and offers beach and backcountry camping, a coastal lagoon, tidepooling, rare Torrey pines, beach dunes and driftwood.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The Loch Ness monster, in a grainy image now considered iconic, appeared as a dinosaur-like creature cruising across Scotland’s famous loch, or lake.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There are now more than 20,000 homes inside the reservoir areas designed to flood during severe storms.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Or the council could restore those programs at all city reservoirs.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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