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Recent Examples of lake
With water temperatures in the low 60’s and only four hours left to fish, Bennett and Shad motored over to a new spot on the west end of the lake where the water was shallower.
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Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.
—Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Mustard says the distinct delta beneath the soil isn’t surprising because sporadic periods of flow are common in the formation of rivers and lakes.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
Search teams located the body of a missing teen whose canoe capsized on an Orange County lake, officials announced Wednesday.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.
—Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Mustard says the distinct delta beneath the soil isn’t surprising because sporadic periods of flow are common in the formation of rivers and lakes.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
Search teams located the body of a missing teen whose canoe capsized on an Orange County lake, officials announced Wednesday.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
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As the sun set on TPC Sawgrass on Saturday, the actual fairway felt like the least visible sight from the tee box with 462 yards of pond to the players’ left.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Then, the Panthers lost starting power forward Tristan Smith, a 6-6, 235-pond graduate transfer, to injury for a month that included a five-game losing streak.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Here, breathtaking landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see, freckled with twinkling lagoons and clusters of thick forests, framed by gentle slopes and hills beyond.—
Olivia Morelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Rooms Our Bunk Suite featured a bedroom with a king-size bed and a balcony overlooking the lagoon.—
Kinsey Gidick,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 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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Curling is a game of tradition, first played centuries ago on Scottish lochs, where players slide heavy granite rocks down a sheet of ice toward a target.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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In fact, there's not a drop of water to be seen at Antelope Point Marina, which once sat near the shore of Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Colorado’s sixth-largest city is presently at 83% of storage capacity across the 19 reservoirs that hold its water.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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