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
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Like school districts across the country, CPS is forced to manage a finite pool of resources against an infinite rise in demand.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
More people were starting to pool around us.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Friends Malin Åkerman and Alexander Skarsgård posed for a pic at Lacoste's pool party in 2011.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Like school districts across the country, CPS is forced to manage a finite pool of resources against an infinite rise in demand.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Don’t forget the window frame and sill, where dirty water tends to pool.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
More people were starting to pool around us.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
Verb
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At the time, state officials alleged that Platte County had been low-balling assessments for years.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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That’s where the fire-balling Doval could loom large.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The former four-star recruit joins point guard Brock Harding and All-Big 12 forward Xavier Edmonds as starters that have announced their plans to return next season.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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By Saturday, the Pentagon had surged more than 150 aircraft to join the effort to rescue the weapons system officer, Dude 44B, including 64 fighter jets, four bombers, 48 refuelers, 13 rescue planes and 26 intelligence and jamming aircraft, sources told CBS News.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The musical lineup this year is stacked!—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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And after injuries piled up in Cleveland, the Browns voided his contract.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Runs piling up in the initial innings.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By 1996, the two had merged to become the joint Rainbow/PUSH, now known as the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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After briefly driving through Riverside County on the 15 Freeway heading east, the driver then merged onto the 60 Freeway heading towards San Bernardino County.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The two stayed connected by writing letters to each other when camp ended.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The device works with most routers and can be connected using a push-button pairing process.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Red Hawk Park, located at 2600 SW Old Port Road, is home to a multi-sport court combining tennis, pickleball and a half basketball court.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jacob Latz finished two perfect innings with strikeouts of Naylor and Randy Arozarena, who combined to go 0 for 8 with seven strikeouts from the 4-5 spots in the Seattle order.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That was the praise Hunter heaped on the Angels’ Jo Adell after the right fielder made three home run-robbing catches, the last a spectacular leaping grab while crashing into the seats near the right-field foul pole in the ninth inning of a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Plenty can be managed with modest equipment and a heaping spoonful of patience.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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