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ponds

noun

plural of pond

as in lakes

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Recent Examples of ponds Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026

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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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The United States’ two largest reservoirs have dropped to unprecedented lows this year as drought grips the Southwest, but below the ground there’s another water crisis playing out — one that’s much less visible, but no less alarming.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
In the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reservoirs

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Napa and East Palo Alto impacts are mostly to natural lands like depressional wetlands, lagoons, and snowy plover habitat, while East Oakland is mainly due to BART and the Oakland Airport.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Just a mile away from the lodge are two Andean lagoons with wowing views of Mount Fitz Roy, the castle-like 11,171-foot peak on the logo of the Patagonia clothing brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of lagoons

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The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026

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