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a large area of water that is surrounded by land
They own a cottage on the lake. the shores of the lake
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Recent Examples of lakes
And because wastewater treatment plants struggle to remove it completely, benzoylecgonine often accumulates at higher concentrations in rivers and lakes.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Well, the Sacramento area is home to lakes, rivers and pools of water to enjoy all kinds of boating, rowing and kayaking.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 30, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
As its name suggests, the park is best known for the dramatic peaks of the Teton Range, which rise sharply above open valleys and glacial lakes.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Five of the seven deaths were drownings at lakes, rivers and beaches.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 May 2026
That means repairing seawalls and bolstering shorelines, restoring wetlands, improving stormwater management and drainage, ensuring clean lakes, hardening infrastructure, and keeping homes and roadways out of the water.
—Anna V. Eskamani, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Perhaps no local official exemplifies the state’s dilemma more than Commissioner Jon Lubke of Crow Wing County in the central Minnesota lakes region.
—Jeremy Fugleberg, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Summers with relatives in the mountains were shaped by days spent outdoors, exploring the lakes and waterways.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Well, the Sacramento area is home to lakes, rivers and pools of water to enjoy all kinds of boating, rowing and kayaking.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 30, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
As its name suggests, the park is best known for the dramatic peaks of the Teton Range, which rise sharply above open valleys and glacial lakes.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Five of the seven deaths were drownings at lakes, rivers and beaches.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 May 2026
That means repairing seawalls and bolstering shorelines, restoring wetlands, improving stormwater management and drainage, ensuring clean lakes, hardening infrastructure, and keeping homes and roadways out of the water.
—Anna V. Eskamani, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Perhaps no local official exemplifies the state’s dilemma more than Commissioner Jon Lubke of Crow Wing County in the central Minnesota lakes region.
—Jeremy Fugleberg, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Summers with relatives in the mountains were shaped by days spent outdoors, exploring the lakes and waterways.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lakes
Noun
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Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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For decades, the Maldives has been known for its dreamy overwater villas, clear blue lagoons, and the promise of total relaxation.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Gray whales have long migrated along the California coast on their roughly 12,000-mile (19,300-kilometer) journey between breeding lagoons in Mexico and feeding grounds in the Arctic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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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
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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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To exacerbate the situation, some reservoirs -- especially Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the largest in the country -- are experiencing low water levels due to the lack of snowpack during the winter.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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“Lakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lakes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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