as in ponds
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
Since Dylan’s death in 2011, hundreds more children in the UK have drowned seeking relief from scorching temperatures in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and quarries.
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Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Authorities have warned people to take extra care when swimming in unsupervised areas, such as rivers or lakes, following the deaths of around 40 people in France over the past week.
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Kirsten Grieshaber,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, enormous hippo populations, chimpanzee tracking, volcanic crater lakes, wetlands and savannah ecosystems.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The city’s prohibition against splitting lakefront lots dates back to the 1990s and was put in place to protect community character and natural resources along the city’s lakes.
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Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Since then, the mussels have spread through California waterways, prompting mandatory boat inspections and decontamination requirements at lakes and reservoirs statewide.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
To address stormwater management, Arshami said creating a chain of lakes could create a different type of neighborhood.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
There are also a number of lakes, ponds and major rivers that are great for catching a variety of fish.
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Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Close to Queenstown, great mountains are mirrored in great glacial lakes like Wanaka and Hawea.
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Steve Madgwick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Authorities have warned people to take extra care when swimming in unsupervised areas, such as rivers or lakes, following the deaths of around 40 people in France over the past week.
—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, enormous hippo populations, chimpanzee tracking, volcanic crater lakes, wetlands and savannah ecosystems.
—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The city’s prohibition against splitting lakefront lots dates back to the 1990s and was put in place to protect community character and natural resources along the city’s lakes.
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Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Since then, the mussels have spread through California waterways, prompting mandatory boat inspections and decontamination requirements at lakes and reservoirs statewide.
—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
To address stormwater management, Arshami said creating a chain of lakes could create a different type of neighborhood.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
There are also a number of lakes, ponds and major rivers that are great for catching a variety of fish.
—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Close to Queenstown, great mountains are mirrored in great glacial lakes like Wanaka and Hawea.
—
Steve Madgwick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lakes
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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.
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In the original plans, the east and west ends of South Park (now Jackson and Washington parks, respectively) were meant to be connected to Lake Michigan via long canal that would allow boaters to get from the lake to the lagoons in what is now Washington Park.
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Acres of green space and miles of trails in places like the Montrose Bird Point Sanctuary snake between lakes and lagoons and along rivers.
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The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.
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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.
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The federal water managers aim to keep Powell at 3,500 feet or higher and Mead at 975 feet — water levels that allow water to continue flowing through the reservoirs’ hydropower facilities and farther downstream.
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Since then, the species has spread hundreds of miles through California’s interconnected waterways,prompting boat inspection and decontamination requirements at lakes and reservoirs across the state.
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