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
Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
But, if the valves weaken or become damaged, blood can pool around them, and the veins bulge.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
This iteration adds a 64MB cache portion onto the processor, increasing its total L3 cache pool to 128MB, and the processor also has 16MB of L2 cache.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The second time was in August, when water and mud from a record-breaking rainstorm surged through a wall and a basement window, demolishing a segment of her home's cinderblock foundation, and allowing nearly 4 feet of water to pool on those same basement floors.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
But, if the valves weaken or become damaged, blood can pool around them, and the veins bulge.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Well, yes, but FDR built a swimming pool, to which it might be countered that pools make good palliative care for polio sufferers.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
This iteration adds a 64MB cache portion onto the processor, increasing its total L3 cache pool to 128MB, and the processor also has 16MB of L2 cache.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
Verb
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But Wedgewood is balling out to start the season.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay One 1913 Beaux-Arts building and one modern structure joined by a courtyard, Ignacia Guest House has nine rooms, a pink lounge, a library, and a kitchen and dining space with French doors that lead outside.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The actor joined the cast in 2014.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Just stack the shoeboxes on top of each other, and secure them with string or glue before creating a way to hang it in your closet.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant violated 14 standards, including employee drinks stored near food prep areas and metal pans stacked wet.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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And so the Jays did, piling up one quality at-bat after another, grinding down Snell, pounding the Dodgers’ suspect bullpen.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Even those earning more could see bills pile up quickly.—
Jenny Abamu,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Schichts managed to survive and thrive, building the company, merging with Unilever, founding a cinema, building international networks and even taking to the skies in airplane races.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ink merges into breast milk, tranquillity and space to think are filled with irritating barking, and Lawrence loses herself to the madness.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The historic East Wing has long been connected with first ladies throughout history.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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By coupling the Cannes premiere with structured industry access, organizers hope to create visibility for participants while connecting Indonesian production capacity with international distribution channels.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Beat until combined, scraping bowl as needed.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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The macroscopes featured in the exhibit and companion book combine high-quality datasets, computational power, and data visualization techniques to provide a big-picture view of subjects that are often too large and too complex to comprehend from an individual perspective.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), told Fortune the lack of compensation has heaped financial pressures on workers, who are already working six days a week for a total of 60 hours.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Manager Dave Roberts heaped high praise for Betts' play in the ninth, which helped LA's rookie closer settle into his outing.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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