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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.
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Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ponds
Noun
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There are also a number of lakes, ponds and major rivers that are great for catching a variety of fish.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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Close to Queenstown, great mountains are mirrored in great glacial lakes like Wanaka and Hawea.—
Steve Madgwick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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The federal water managers aim to keep Powell at 3,500 feet or higher and Mead at 975 feet — water levels that allow water to continue flowing through the reservoirs’ hydropower facilities and farther downstream.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
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Since then, the species has spread hundreds of miles through California’s interconnected waterways,prompting boat inspection and decontamination requirements at lakes and reservoirs across the state.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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To the south of the MSI opens the Columbia Basin, which in turn splits into the park's East and West lagoons.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Acres of green space and miles of trails in places like the Montrose Bird Point Sanctuary snake between lakes and lagoons and along rivers.—
Diane Penningroth,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
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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
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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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“Ponds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponds. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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