ponds

Definition of pondsnext
plural of pond

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Noun
  • Activities Personalised treks to experience the character and charm of nearby villages, mountains, monasteries and lakes are led by highly knowledgeable guides such as Gyaljen Sherpa, 36, a veteran of Himalayan trekking.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As Curiosity climbs, the terrain shows a clear shift toward increasingly dry conditions, broken up by occasional wetter intervals when rivers and lakes briefly resurfaced.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • All of the snow over the past week, which helped struggling ski resorts around Lake Tahoe increase their totals, will slowly melt in late spring and summer, running down rivers, with some being captured in reservoirs.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Here, Pat Sin Leng Country Park offers a tranquil retreat, with streams meandering through what were once rice paddies, now wetlands leading to the serene Hok Tau and Lau Shui Heung reservoirs.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • However, challenges such as the creeks and coastal lagoons have slowed progress and required some segments to be routed away from the rails and onto nearby surface streets.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 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 1 Mar. 2026.

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