ponds

Definition of pondsnext
plural of pond

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Around the world, terminal saline lakes are shrinking at an alarming rate, research shows.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Triple Lakes Trail This is the longest trail in Denali National Park, and takes hikers through forest, wetlands, alpine terrain, and three lakes.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Bahrain and Qatar have effectively halted production of oil and LNG, keeping output at a trickle to avoid complete shutdowns that could damage reservoirs and delay restarts.
    Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Unlike many gulf states that rely heavily on desalination, Iran still gets most of its water from rivers, reservoirs and depleted underground aquifers.
    Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Each of those projects was similar to the work needed at Buena Vista and included the side benefit of using the sand taken from the lagoons to widen nearby eroded beaches.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There are smaller ocean islands, too, ringed by soft, golden shores and graced with sparkling lagoons and top-tier resorts.
    Melanie van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Ponds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponds. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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