pond

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Recent Examples of pond Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle. Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024 When asked about outdoor design projects that will be popular, a majority of Thumbtack pros (56%) identified creating calming spaces with gardens, small ponds and fountains alongside growing gardens, vegetables and composting (36%). Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 In addition to the Sulphur River running along the property's northern border, there are stock ponds ideal for fishing. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024 The next day, they wed on the edge of the property’s pond. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pond 
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Noun
  • The tradition began more than a century ago with a group of hardy swimmers who regularly swam in the lake during winter.
    Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
  • However, the pull of Grasmere is, of course, its sparkling lake, reflecting the majestic peaks like Helm Crag and Silver How.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In this episode, Tommy Norris’ teenage daughter Ainsley (Michelle Randolph) goes for a nighttime swim in an oil refinery reservoir with her love interest, Ryder (Mitchell Slaggert), the two of them illuminated by the flame of a methane gas flare.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Some reservoirs feed into each other — kind of like the Great Lakes.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There’s an adult infinity pool with private cabanas on the quiet western side of the resort and a Keiki pool for families near the lagoon and beach.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Roughly halfway between Hawai’i and American Samoa, Palmyra Atoll forms a circular chain of about 26 small islets surrounded by multiple lagoons and bordered by 15,000 acres of shallow and deeper reefs.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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
  • Try salmon fishing on the River Teviot or head for the trout loch.
    Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Two legendary sleeper trains, the Caledonian Sleeper and the Royal Scotsman, take travelers between England and Scotland, past rugged Munros, twinkling lochs, and vast expanses of the British countryside.
    Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024

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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pond. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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