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
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
The 12 palatial pool villas are even more extravagant, with infinity pools, outdoor showers, and ethereal canopy beds.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 June 2026
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
These agencies could pool risks through a single-payer insurance system and reduce those risks through investment in resilience measures.
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Zac Taylor,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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Noun
The pool of cash allowed for transactions is a function of the salary cap.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
The 12 palatial pool villas are even more extravagant, with infinity pools, outdoor showers, and ethereal canopy beds.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 June 2026
Verb
Congress passed the act to let leagues pool their media rights and sell them nationally — a move that helped make NFL games a staple of free network television.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
These agencies could pool risks through a single-payer insurance system and reduce those risks through investment in resilience measures.
—
Zac Taylor,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
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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.
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Got through it, went backstage, completely dissolved into a puddle.
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However, building sovereign compute is challenging, requiring significant capital, specialized maintenance staff, and long deployment times.
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The business has since expanded to three locations, where staff members serve Portuguese classics like cod fish croquettes, chourico assado—a flaming sausage dish—and octopus in garlic sauce for game days.
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Demand for powerful chips has become essentially infinite thanks to the AI boom—yet the global supply of chips remains capped by how many EUV lithography machines one company can crank out, and by how much fab capacity one other company has available.
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According to Quantum Strategy's David Roche, Middle East oil supply is currently close to prewar levels once crude held in storage and aboard tankers is included.
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The reservations required refundable $50 deposits, but the orders will come with $300 nonrefundable down payments.
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Children born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028 are eligible for a $1,000 seed investment from the Treasury Department, with accounts opening for additional deposits on July 4—the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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One of the broad areas the fund is focused on is insurance, Niven said, naming broker and reinsurer Aon and Canadian insurer Intact Financial as two of its holdings in the sector.
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Despite the extra funding, the budget continues a trend of relying on reserves, shifting funds, borrowing and suspending debt payments to balance state spending.
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Lord described Walter Bedford as the night baker who cannon-balled into the ocean in chapter 6.
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The Knicks are back out in front, as Jalen Brunson is balling despite hobbling after hurting his right knee and left ankle.
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In Page, Arizona, the small city next to the dam, tourism has taken a hit because of news coverage of the lake levels, city spokesman Adam Geller said.
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To address stormwater management, Arshami said creating a chain of lakes could create a different type of neighborhood.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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In the following two years, officials project thousands of additional job reductions in a workforce that this year stood at 83,000.
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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