1
as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
a large pool of applicants for the summer internship
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline
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as in deposit
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets
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as in to ball
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Recent Examples of pool
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
The hotel is wellness-centric, with hot tubs, saunas, indoor and outdoor pools, and a full-service spa.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2026
Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
At the Degemar quarries, drilled down to 30 meters (yards) under sea level, bright blue ponds of sulfur springs pool the travertine residue as flat-bed trucks haul stone slabs weighing 33 tons up to street level.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Think sprawling properties with gorgeous grounds, postcard-worthy pool decks, five-star dining, and included activities aimed at providing fun for all types of travelers.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
The hotel is wellness-centric, with hot tubs, saunas, indoor and outdoor pools, and a full-service spa.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
If the surrounding soil has poor drainage, water will pool around the roots of the rose.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
At the Degemar quarries, drilled down to 30 meters (yards) under sea level, bright blue ponds of sulfur springs pool the travertine residue as flat-bed trucks haul stone slabs weighing 33 tons up to street level.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
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The second and third outs were called third strikes, both of them initially balls before All-Star catcher Realmuto challenged through the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), or so called robot umpires, that will be used in the regular season for the first time this year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Isaiah Collier, who was balling out and playing 34 minutes a night, is most impacted.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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When Georgia became a candidate to join the European Union in 2023 — which could help minimize shipping and import costs — the EU warned that the bills had hurt its chances.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Pickett, once the signing becomes official, will join a quarterback group that includes starter Bryce Young and incumbent backup Andy Dalton.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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While the lineup is stacked, the DR also is stout on the mound.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Coming off a baffling loss at a Jazz team trying to stack losses on Monday, the Warriors returned to Chase Center on Tuesday and lost 130-124 in overtime to a horrendous Bulls outfit with only eight active players.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, if errands pile up, try to do them in batches to build up momentum.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The assurance of being yourself and being liked, fulfilling your purpose while climbing life’s rungs, has obvious appeal in youth, before compromises and obligations start to pile too high.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Google’s parent Alphabet has revealed that GFiber is being merged with the internet service provider Astound Broadband, which already serves over a million customers in states including California, Illinois and Washington state.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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Sat in the audience were Stephen Lambert, The Traitors‘ producer, and his boss Jane Turton, who runs All3Media, which was merged last week with Banijay.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 New ideas connect friends in surprisingly useful ways.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Maintaining low loss becomes critical when combining many lasers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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North Korea’s often-wild rhetoric, combined with nuclear weapons development, adds further international frictions.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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And there is nothing worse than that heaping pile of pasta noodles sticking together in one giant mound.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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