pools 1 of 3

plural of pool
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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pools

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of pool
1
2
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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3
4
as in funds
the total of the bets at stake at one time two coworkers split last week's football pool

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pools

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of pool

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Recent Examples of pools
Noun
The tech giants that have run through US markets are now turning to other pools of capital. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026 The restrictions put a temporary end to washing cars at home, filling residential pools, non-essential power washing and operating decorative water features. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026 Their interiors were fractured into visually immersive pools and veins of cobalt, scarlet, yellow and blue. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 All have furnished balconies or terraces and floor-to-ceiling windows, that have views of the ocean, the pools, the golf courses, or the Aventura skyline. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026 As the evening air pulls downward, scent collects and pools in the lowest points of the landscape. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026 Inside the spa, which costs $85 to enter, visitors will find saunas as hot as 220 degrees, cold-plunge pools, steam rooms and banya treatments that whisk naked bodies with oak leaves and essential oils. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Broadcom, which helps Google develop chips for AI labs, is creating financing pools to help Anthropic and OpenAI deploy high-performance models, CEO Hock Tan told analysts earlier this year. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Chemicals from microplastics can enter the water and affect the microbes that live in the pools and provide them with their distinctive hues. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pools
Noun
  • The clips showed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walking hand-in-hand outdoors, plus scenes of a child’s feet by a fireplace, splashing in puddles and the children riding bikes.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Recent photos of the inside appear to show puddles and stains from water damage and char marks from fire.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • When failure persists across multiple coaching staffs, front offices, and rosters, the conversation inevitably returns to organizational leadership.
    — Stephan Pechdimaldji, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • However, the database is far from comprehensive and represents about a fifth of Homeland Security's workforce, which staffs a little more than 220,000 people.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • They were offered the choice of evacuating to territory controlled by Ukraine or Russia, or remaining in the city with replenished food and medical supplies.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that sodium-ion battery production remains heavily concentrated in China, despite the potential for more geographically diverse raw-material supplies.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Back then, researchers would have had no way of knowing about Kewman’s amyloid deposits.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Plus, the gentle cream formula deposits color with low ammonia (high levels can strip cuticles of moisture) to help maintain the integrity of your strands.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Wallace embezzled about $390,000 from the church’s coffers between April 2019 and September 2025, spending some of the funds on rent and travel expenses.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Fed funds futures traders are pricing in a roughly 76% likelihood of the Fed lifting rates by a quarter percentage point at that gathering, according to CME's FedWatch tool.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But if the other two deals look more enticing, don't worry—this deal stacks with both the Simplicity Plan and myPlan promotions above.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Now it’s bested itself, unveiling a sub-1 nm chip that roughly doubles that density using NanoStack technology, which stacks transistors vertically, building up rather than out.
    — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • From the top floor, the upheaval looks profound enough that executives are already rethinking labor demand and reskilling their workforces.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • California began collecting information in 2020 about diversity for films and TV shows tapped to receive filming subsidies, requiring productions to report the racial, ethnic and gender makeup of their workforces.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The framework Jalan laid out starts with the traditional discipline of planning buffer inventories around important and high-risk SKUs, which limits stockout risk without loading the business with redundancy costs.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Governments are pushing defense manufacturers to replenish inventories, modernize capabilities and accelerate deliveries.
    — Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Pools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pools. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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