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Recent Examples of pond
Water trickled along a stone in a nearby pond, and trees were sprouting buds of peach and cherry blossoms.
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Watching the ins and outs of the bidding process with plenty of interest have been lawmakers and regulators on the other side of the pond.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Other concerns raised in complaints included pond fencing, age limits, soft-surface flooring and inadequate parent supervision.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
The grounds also include a pond, hiking trails, and an outdoor fire pit, perfect for the estate’s evening ‘s’mores and pours’ offering.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Watching the ins and outs of the bidding process with plenty of interest have been lawmakers and regulators on the other side of the pond.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Other concerns raised in complaints included pond fencing, age limits, soft-surface flooring and inadequate parent supervision.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
The grounds also include a pond, hiking trails, and an outdoor fire pit, perfect for the estate’s evening ‘s’mores and pours’ offering.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pond
Noun
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But the most ambitious combinations of food and vantage are reserved for lunches, which move daily to points along treks – the rim of a remote lake, a terrace in a quaint village house by the river, or a rooftop with panoramic views in the village of Zhong.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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At the cottage, Shane and Ilya confess their love for one another, swim in the lake and watch the Lake Muskoka sunsets.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That will mean less snowmelt feeding the river’s reservoirs, which are declining to critically low levels.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The seven states that share the river have so far failed to reach an agreement on how to cut back among themselves to rebuild reservoir storage.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My favorite thing was sitting on the deck out front at end of the day, reading a book with the fan going, overlooking the lagoon.—
Lisa Aiken,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 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
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
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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