pond

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Recent Examples of pond The pond loach can reduce aquatic insect biodiversity and compete with native fish species for food and spawning habitat. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2025 There was a koi pond, hijinks ensued, and Kathy Bates eventually had to step in and clean everything up. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 June 2025 And snapping turtles, which inhabit the pond, add another threat. Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025 And on this side of the pond, there's a similar trend, with the percentage of young adults engaging with the bible and committing to Christianity on the rise too. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pond
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pond
Noun
  • Some German towns and regions imposed limits on how much water can be taken from rivers and lakes.
    Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • After the death of a Dalai Lama, senior monks traditionally undertake an elaborate search for his reincarnation, guided by dreams, visions, signs from sacred lakes, and rituals.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • After the Buffalo Creek Fire in 1996 and then the Hayman Fire in 2002, Denver’s water utility spent more than US$27 million over several years to treat the water, remove more than 1 million cubic yards of sediment and debris from a reservoir, and fix infrastructure.
    Ben Livneh, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
  • Sending Bednar to a division rival probably isn't on Pittsburgh's wishlist, but the Cubs offer a deep reservoir of quality prospects to dangle in trade talks.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • As changes in ecosystems play out across the season, subtle changes are happening in the lagoon too.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • But reported plans to dock the yacht in a lagoon might have changed.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • 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

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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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