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Recent Examples of lough
Along with a grassy walled garden, an arboretum, the property has nearly three miles of lough frontage and shooting rights across a total of 3,000 acres.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
On the shores of Belfast's lough, The Culloden Estate and Spa is a serene escape from the buzzy city scene.
—Ciara McQuillan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2022
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
On the shores of Belfast's lough, The Culloden Estate and Spa is a serene escape from the buzzy city scene.
—Ciara McQuillan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lough
Noun
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Georgetown Road in Cecil Township turned into a lake at the bottom of a hill and underpass.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The girl’s body was found dumped by a lake in Mascotte the morning after she was reported missing by her mother.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol said, according to the news outlet, that Greenler lost control of the car and hit a tree before crashing into the pond.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Recent visitors to the west side of Kansas City’s Penn Valley Park, just south of the pond — between Penn Valley Drive and Penn Drive — may have noticed a stand of trees no longer standing.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.—
Thomas Adamson,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The land re-creates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.—
Thomas Adamson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The removable water reservoir holds 42 ounces, reducing the need for frequent refills.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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That area includes the popular Frisco Nordic Center and extends down to the reservoir itself.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
16 Sep. 2024
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What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
Peoplemag,
7 May 2024
Cite this Entry
“Lough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lough. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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