as in puddles
a small often deep body of water
a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping
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as in staffs
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 supplies
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 deposits
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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Recent Examples of pools
Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
According to public records, this property comes in at 5,343 square feet and features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two pools, and sweeping hilltop views.
—Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
More generally, the referendum tended to do better in precincts whose voter pools skew younger, an Observer analysis found.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
To understand how the spiders survive in this environment, the team analyzed the chemical signatures in their tissues, which revealed that the arachnids feed on tiny midges that hatch from cave pools.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
After a day outdoors, the nearly 26,000-square-foot spa beckons with hydrotherapy pools, a 115-foot indoor lap pool, an outdoor pool surrounded by snowdrifts in winter, and saunas scented with pine.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Arizona’s cities have been shielded from existing cuts for three years by agreements with tribes and through compensation from fast-depleting pools of federal money.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
However, servicing and decommissioning these systems require complex handling operations under challenging conditions, such as high temperatures, radiation, and potentially underwater in pools.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
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The hotel is a half-mile from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and comes with heated pools and hot tubs, as well as a fitness center and airport shuttle.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
According to public records, this property comes in at 5,343 square feet and features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two pools, and sweeping hilltop views.
—Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
More generally, the referendum tended to do better in precincts whose voter pools skew younger, an Observer analysis found.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
To understand how the spiders survive in this environment, the team analyzed the chemical signatures in their tissues, which revealed that the arachnids feed on tiny midges that hatch from cave pools.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
After a day outdoors, the nearly 26,000-square-foot spa beckons with hydrotherapy pools, a 115-foot indoor lap pool, an outdoor pool surrounded by snowdrifts in winter, and saunas scented with pine.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Arizona’s cities have been shielded from existing cuts for three years by agreements with tribes and through compensation from fast-depleting pools of federal money.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
However, servicing and decommissioning these systems require complex handling operations under challenging conditions, such as high temperatures, radiation, and potentially underwater in pools.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pools
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Relief on that levy—which stacks on top of Liberation Day tariffs—could be a boon for the Asian nation at a time when domestic demand is weak.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Double ShackBurger stacks two quarter pound patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and ShackSauce.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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While most health experts agree that these foods are fine as a once-in-a-while treat, a growing body of evidence links regular consumption of UPFs to health risks and chronic conditions like obesity, heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Nov. 2025
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One theory points to the ongoing government shutdown and its impact on air travel; another links the tone to last week’s deadly UPS cargo-plane crash in Louisville.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Arrange the dough balls 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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Defense overall just balls Two.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Man-Spider is shaping up to be a powerful card as players figure out the On Reveal mechanic that merges it with the last card played and doubles its Power.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their research introduced the principle of correlation detection as a possible explanation for how the brain merges sensory signals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Its Ember 2 mug, which has a heating element right inside and connects to a handy app, is now out in some new colorways.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other highlights include a living room sporting a wood-burning stove, a dining area that connects to a kitchen outfitted with open shelving and stainless appliances, and a bath equipped with a porcelain tub.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Poppy seed dressing, popularized in the 1950s, combines sugar, vinegar, mustard, onion and oil with poppy seeds.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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His keen playful writing combines magical realism, genre-busting humor, literary zip—and there are few people better suited to adapting Wilder than Ethan Lipton.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Pools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pools. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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