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pond

noun

Definition of pondnext
as in lake

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Recent Examples of pond In This Article Just a few miles from downtown Fredericksburg, Texas, our 2026 Idea House plan found its roots in the area’s easygoing lifestyle and welcoming surroundings, like the little stand of oak trees and a small pond. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026 In January 2025, the Griffin MSI announced plans to open the South Portico facing the Columbia Basin pond in Jackson Park. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Leawood police confirmed that the vehicle recovered from a retention pond in the 14700 block of Norwood Street was the one reportedly driven by Flekier, a Leawood man who has been missing since June 7, 2016. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 In the series of clips, Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lilibet are seen walking through the woods, fishing in a pond and splashing in puddles. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pond
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pond
  1. lake
  2. reservoir
  3. lagoon
  4. tarn
  5. loch
Noun
  • When glaciers retreat, the result can create glacial lakes prone to outburst floods and unstable slopes prone to landslides like Nepal experienced.
    — Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The highlight was a hike to a chain of lakes fed by one of the state’s last remaining glaciers.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • These unaltered cosmic fingerprints let researchers map the temperatures, environmental conditions, and chemical reservoirs that produced organic matter billions of years ago.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Much of the Sacramento Valley depends on a network of levees, dams and bypasses to handle both large volumes of rainwater and extra releases from the many reservoirs in the mountains and foothills.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of reservoir
Noun
  • The extensive gardens behind the house include terraces notched into the hillside with a lagoon-style pool and a private amphitheater.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Big swine farms produce huge amounts of solid waste, which piles up in lagoons until a flood can wash them into rivers.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lagoon
Noun
  • Beyond daily swims in Ullswater, guests have the opportunity to explore the inspiring landscape of the Lake District, visiting hidden tarns, rivers, and even a stargazing night.
    — Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Definition of tarn
Noun
  • In the show’s two-hour series premiere, host Alan Cumming welcomed 22 appropriately bloodthirsty competitors to his Scottish castle and immediately threw them into the deep end of the loch.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of loch

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