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meres

noun

plural of mere, chiefly British

as in puddles

a small often deep body of water one of the most scenic meres in England's Lake District

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There were large puddles of waste around the camp and in the gullies between tents.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
My impression of bath mats was that there was little to nothing to do about mildew, puddles of water, and discoloration.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of puddles

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That calculus changes as AI systems connect to larger pools of internal data.

— Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Rooms are below and the pools and gardens on the ground floor – though this does make the lifts a little confusing as numbers go up even though floors go down.

— Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of pools

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From bass pros on massive lakes to weekend anglers at backwoods farm ponds, these lures catch piles of bass.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
The problem has long caused tension between Iowa’s more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of lakes

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Just two years ago, in 2024, Schmidt and the Trades Council were on opposite sides of a different ballot measure proposal — one over an oil industry effort to repeal a law banning oil and gas wells from being drilled too close to parks and schools.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Explore deeper aquifer wells for better water quality that requires less treatment.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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