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Recent Examples of lough
On the shores of Belfast's lough, The Culloden Estate and Spa is a serene escape from the buzzy city scene.
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Ciara McQuillan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2022
Ciara McQuillan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lough
Noun
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Forest walks, lazy lake days, midday swims, and evening bonfires are a part of your regular day.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Steven Dobreff owns Freedom Boat Club in Macomb County's Harrison Township, offering boat usage and lake enjoyment for club members without the expense of boat ownership.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The man took the 5-year-old out on a canoe in a large pond when the girl began to scream as the canoe filled with water, according to deputies.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Others tried to flee into a sewage pond; agents used a boat to fish them out and prosecutors later alleged one man tried to flip the vessel.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The crannogs are on Loch Nell, a tranquil inland loch, and some argue they could have been constructed as solar observation sites.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Likewise, while the castle at Balmoral has been valued at $80 million, the Times includes the surround estate — including vast lochs, mountains and moores — at around $278 million.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The resort also features an outdoor lagoon pool, 27-hole golf course, two restaurants, a poolside Tiki bar, and a spa.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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The common areas such as the Caffè Gabrielli restaurant and K lounge bar are adorned with mirrors, lagoon-green marble and woods.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Independent research shows that so far, no major disruptions to downstream flow have been recorded, noting favorable rainfall but also the cautious filling of the reservoir during wet seasons over a five-year period.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Wolfe’s good point, in his writing on architecture, was that there was an immense reservoir of idiomatic American style that deserved to be taken as seriously—or, more to the point, as joyfully—as any European art-school dogma.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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
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“Lough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lough. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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