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noun (1)

ˈpül How to pronounce pool (audio)
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as in puddle
a small often deep body of water a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping

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pool

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noun (2)

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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 fund
the total of the bets at stake at one time two coworkers split last week's football pool

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pool

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verb

as in to ball

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Recent Examples of pool
Noun
Each of the 49 suites and villas has its own private plunge pool–carved into the surrounding rock or cantilevered dramatically over the cliff’s edge–and blends seamlessly into the island landscape. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 With programming that’s long been gloriously unclassifiable, the annual film event has also cultivated an audience and competition jury pool that tends to embrace the unexpected as enthusiastically as its programmers. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Verb
States and the private sector could pool satellite imagery and maritime domain awareness data that tracks shadow fleet behavior. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 These agencies could pool risks through a single-payer insurance system and reduce those risks through investment in resilience measures. — The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
  1. puddle
  2. staff
  3. supply
  4. deposit
  5. fund
  6. ball
  7. lake
  8. workforce
Noun
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • Two others hopped into a giant muddy puddle and did the Viking row.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming, ready to answer any questions guests might have about a cocktail menu that changes throughout the year.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Instead of adding a few robots to assist hotel staff, Pudu wants to create a connected robot service system that can handle the entire guest experience.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • Any monetization of the strait would be a dramatic change from the situation before the war, when commercial ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas supply transited the waterway without fees.
    — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The facility’s hot water supply was measured below proper hot water supply.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of supply
Noun
  • Morgan Stanley downgrades Truist and Prosperity Bancshares to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgrades Prosperity and Truist citing deposit competition.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The federal government will provide a $1,000 seed deposit for eligible children born between 2025 and 2028 to help encourage long-term savings and investing.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • Rodríguez said emergency economic measures will include relief funds for victims and temporary waivers on documentation and property registration fees to facilitate housing relocation.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • State funds will cover half of the incentive amount, and auto manufacturers will cover the other half.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • Then there’s Cofie, who balled his way into a draft combine invite this spring, and Rice, whose name will be known in draft circles soon enough.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Local garden centers still have a great selection of plants grown in containers and balled and burlapped trees and shrubs.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • That's the advice Allegheny County's parks department gave locals after a bear was spotted in a lake north of Pittsburgh, with the department issuing a warning in partnership with Allegheny County Police Department on June 16.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • From there, drive to the small lake town of Winona Lake to browse the little shops along the waterfront.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • There are any number of leadership books purporting to direct would-be career professionals on how to manage, in so many different ways, including the leadership of a workforce, which is one of the stickier parts of being a leader, in general.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The dramatic expansion of the city’s early childhood system will require a similarly rapid scaling of its workforce.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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