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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
Shanty Creek Resort sits east of the famed Caribbean-blue waters of Torch Lake, one of the bluest lakes in the world.
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Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
On some of the country’s biggest lakes, often hundreds of miles wide with no current, an unfavorable wind made a waterway impassible.
—Outside, 7 Feb. 2026
Minnesota is a peaceful northern state, and the Twin Cities is an area of parks and lakes and bike paths, home to artists and writers and musicians and scholars.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
At that time, headlines that Erie was dying helped energize across the Great Lakes region an environmental movement that forced a national commitment to clean up the lakes.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Spirulina extract — a blue-green powder or liquid from the algae plant Arthrospira platensis, which is found in oceans and salty lakes — is already approved for use in many food and beverage products.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
By its long winters and frozen lakes and by the quiet discipline of looking out for one another when the cold is unforgiving and the hardest moments require us to rely on each other.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Dynamic water lines cause uncertainty Wisconsin has more than 800 miles of Great Lakes shorelines, which fundamentally differ from inland lakes because water levels are much more dynamic.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
There were times when a cold winter brought Baltimore picturesque ponds and lakes without the annoyance of the past week.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
On some of the country’s biggest lakes, often hundreds of miles wide with no current, an unfavorable wind made a waterway impassible.
—Outside, 7 Feb. 2026
Minnesota is a peaceful northern state, and the Twin Cities is an area of parks and lakes and bike paths, home to artists and writers and musicians and scholars.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
At that time, headlines that Erie was dying helped energize across the Great Lakes region an environmental movement that forced a national commitment to clean up the lakes.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Spirulina extract — a blue-green powder or liquid from the algae plant Arthrospira platensis, which is found in oceans and salty lakes — is already approved for use in many food and beverage products.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
By its long winters and frozen lakes and by the quiet discipline of looking out for one another when the cold is unforgiving and the hardest moments require us to rely on each other.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Dynamic water lines cause uncertainty Wisconsin has more than 800 miles of Great Lakes shorelines, which fundamentally differ from inland lakes because water levels are much more dynamic.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
There were times when a cold winter brought Baltimore picturesque ponds and lakes without the annoyance of the past week.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lakes
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As of winter 2026/27, the French line will have two ships based there, with explorer-class vessel Le Jacques Cartier joining M/S Paul Gaugin, a ship that was purpose-built to cruise the shallow lagoons so characteristic of the region.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Greenland has polar bears, Iceland its famous hot springs lagoons, Sweden is synonymous with saunas, and another renowned winter fun destination is Finland’s extremely snowy Lapland.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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While an exact date can’t be pinpointed, according to the World Curling Federation, the sport was played during its early stages on frozen lochs and ponds in northern Europe.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Created by sculptor Andy Scott, the kelpies — shape-shifting mythical creatures from Scottish folklore that live in the country's famous lochs — were completed in 2013.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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The snowpack that builds up over the winter in the Sierra Nevada slowly melts to feed rivers and reservoirs through the spring and summer.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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When the golden mussel was discovered near the Port of Stockton in late 2024, lakes and reservoirs across Northern California imposed new rules on boaters to try to keep the invasive species out.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Lakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lakes. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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