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
Toni Sutton, People.com, 18 May 2025
Shota Miyoshi takes a turn, too, elegantly writhing in his own pool of stark white light, then Bianca Melidor.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
Last week, however, staffers found water pooling on top of the floating cover — a potential sign of a leak or damage to the cover.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
And despite their size, users say these towels are lightweight and easy to pack for the beach and pool parties.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 18 May 2025
Shota Miyoshi takes a turn, too, elegantly writhing in his own pool of stark white light, then Bianca Melidor.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Verb
By pooling their strengths, democracies can help address emerging economies’ rising demand for power while enhancing their own energy security and diplomatic independence.
—Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
Last week, however, staffers found water pooling on top of the floating cover — a potential sign of a leak or damage to the cover.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
Verb
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Elle has no relation to a third film in the franchise (following the 2003 sequel Red, White & Blonde), which has been in development since 2018, with Mindy Kaling joining as a screenwriter in 2020.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Not much of a surprise since Bondi, before joining Team Trump, was a lobbyist in a firm charging Qatar $115,000 per month to represent that country’s interests in Washington.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The Cooper Flagg sweepstakes commenced with the insertion of 14 ping pong balls stacked numerically with the lowest numbers at the bottom.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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With that, the team has noticed an array of trends arising, particularly in terms of what brands and products are most often stacked.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Those firsts continue to pile up with Edwards and Co. Here the Wolves are, back again, just as Edwards suspected.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2025
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Markets soared on the China news Monday, recouping all the losses that had piled up after the president’s April 2 tariff rollout.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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So much water flows down the mountain that Tudy Creek — normally about 4 feet across — swells and merges with another creek to form a violent river that rages down the road between them.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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Things began falling apart when the team tried merging Siri’s old code with the new one.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
Verb
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The second one was much larger, with 12 trailers connected at a cost of $6.3 million for two years, according to news reports at the time.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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The spa, open both to hotel guests and the general public, will be in a two-story building next to the hotel, on the other side of a stairway that connects Prospect Street to Coast Boulevard.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
Verb
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But now Korn are opening for a girl who combines the best of Britney and Korn — a freak off the leash.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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The niche, expensive flagship Android phone continues the design language of previous Xperia devices, while combining the prowess of Sony's various hardware brands, from its Bravia TV and Alpha camera teams to the Walkman music department.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Every morning, prisoners lined up for inspection alongside the corpses of those who had died in the night heaped in a pile next to them.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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The decision, after weeks of faltering efforts to agree a ceasefire with Hamas, underlines the threat that a war heaping international pressure on Israel amid dwindling public support at home could continue with no end in sight.—
Maayan Lubell,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
Verb
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Jones and Marchand are linked by something beyond All-Star pedigree, too.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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All of the foods on the above list were linked to some sort of recall or outbreak in 2024.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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