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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2
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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3
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
Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
The historic property, which opened in 1875, has nearly 500 luxury rooms, multiple restaurants, and an on-site spa with pools full of the local thermal waters.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Stay toward the middle lanes – water tends to pool in the outside lanes.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Additionally, the pool of potential new sponsors was small because FIFA prohibits host committees from forming partnerships with companies that compete with existing FIFA sponsors.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
The historic property, which opened in 1875, has nearly 500 luxury rooms, multiple restaurants, and an on-site spa with pools full of the local thermal waters.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Verb
The organization can pool demand to negotiate collectively, stockpile resources, and access credit on behalf of its members.
—Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Stay toward the middle lanes – water tends to pool in the outside lanes.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
Noun
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
Noun
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After staff members broke up the altercation for a second time, several individuals, including Hayes and two of her daughters, were moved to a grassy area beside the school building, according to the affidavit.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Hospital officials said the risk of infection to staff remained low but called the quarantine a precautionary measure.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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An amendment to the state’s Live Local Act expected to take effect July 1 would allow developers to build workforce housing on government land in a bid to tackle the state’s supply of affordable housing crisis.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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In India, early steps to redirect fuel supplies toward cooking gas for roughly 330 million households cut into supplies for fertilizer plants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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While small companies going out of business and leaving some customers empty handed can happen, the transactions are typically for much smaller amounts, such as deposits on furniture, according to Rheingold.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
Noun
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In the latest round of budget offers Thursday evening, the House didn’t include money for two programs championed by first lady Casey DeSantis — a cancer research innovation fund and a food testing program.—
Gray Rohrer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Instead of multiple private insurance companies, a single fund collects money (usually through taxes) and pays doctors, hospitals, and other providers for covered care.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Jesser and friends take on legendary athletes, such as Dwyane Wade, at their own sports in this new episodic series — attempting to prove that YouTubers can ball.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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DeWanna Bonner is the consummate sixth player, still balling in her age-38 season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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New York has Central Park, London has Hyde Park, and Mexico City has Chapultepec Park, a 1,700-acre plus space home to museums, botanical gardens, a large lake, and a zoo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Water aficionados will enjoy the chance to experience the ins and outs of the lake, thanks to five full-service marinas along the twisting shoreline, more than four times the length of Georgia’s Atlantic coast.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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The bill, which Lamont signed into law on Monday, provides something for nearly every unionized workforce in the state.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The government also recently launched a $33 million project to capture the know-how of master technicians in a database, aiming to improve productivity and address an aging, shrinking workforce through robotics.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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