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
Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The hotel, literally next door to the festival grounds—this means no sitting in traffic—is lovely enough, with 336 rooms and suites across six beachfront acres, including two massive outdoor pools, lush gardens, and a full range of water-sport options.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And it’s succeeded, slashing its water usage by more than half in the past two decades and fast approaching its goal not to use any city water – the non-sewage portion for which the city foots the bill – for any of the animals’ pools or tanks.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Pan Am logos, gold paneling and the original reflecting pools are being restored.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Two new three-bedroom Garden and Riverside villas with private pools, a chef, and butler service are also available to book.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 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, 5 Sep. 2025
Varicose veins—visible, swollen blood vessels underneath your skin, usually in your legs—can happen when blood that usually flows toward your heart backs up and pools in a vein.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The ship, which weighs over 250,800 gross tonnage, will contain 18 decks, 22 elevators, seven pools, five restaurants and a maximum capacity of 7,600, according to Planetcruise.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The hotel, literally next door to the festival grounds—this means no sitting in traffic—is lovely enough, with 336 rooms and suites across six beachfront acres, including two massive outdoor pools, lush gardens, and a full range of water-sport options.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And it’s succeeded, slashing its water usage by more than half in the past two decades and fast approaching its goal not to use any city water – the non-sewage portion for which the city foots the bill – for any of the animals’ pools or tanks.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Pan Am logos, gold paneling and the original reflecting pools are being restored.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Two new three-bedroom Garden and Riverside villas with private pools, a chef, and butler service are also available to book.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 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, 5 Sep. 2025
Varicose veins—visible, swollen blood vessels underneath your skin, usually in your legs—can happen when blood that usually flows toward your heart backs up and pools in a vein.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The ship, which weighs over 250,800 gross tonnage, will contain 18 decks, 22 elevators, seven pools, five restaurants and a maximum capacity of 7,600, according to Planetcruise.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Guests are invited to soak in natural pools, bubbling hot springs, and a lake that stretches as far as the eye can see.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The hotel, literally next door to the festival grounds—this means no sitting in traffic—is lovely enough, with 336 rooms and suites across six beachfront acres, including two massive outdoor pools, lush gardens, and a full range of water-sport options.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And it’s succeeded, slashing its water usage by more than half in the past two decades and fast approaching its goal not to use any city water – the non-sewage portion for which the city foots the bill – for any of the animals’ pools or tanks.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Pan Am logos, gold paneling and the original reflecting pools are being restored.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Two new three-bedroom Garden and Riverside villas with private pools, a chef, and butler service are also available to book.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 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, 5 Sep. 2025
Varicose veins—visible, swollen blood vessels underneath your skin, usually in your legs—can happen when blood that usually flows toward your heart backs up and pools in a vein.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The ship, which weighs over 250,800 gross tonnage, will contain 18 decks, 22 elevators, seven pools, five restaurants and a maximum capacity of 7,600, according to Planetcruise.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Guests are invited to soak in natural pools, bubbling hot springs, and a lake that stretches as far as the eye can see.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The hotel, literally next door to the festival grounds—this means no sitting in traffic—is lovely enough, with 336 rooms and suites across six beachfront acres, including two massive outdoor pools, lush gardens, and a full range of water-sport options.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And it’s succeeded, slashing its water usage by more than half in the past two decades and fast approaching its goal not to use any city water – the non-sewage portion for which the city foots the bill – for any of the animals’ pools or tanks.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Pan Am logos, gold paneling and the original reflecting pools are being restored.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Two new three-bedroom Garden and Riverside villas with private pools, a chef, and butler service are also available to book.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 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, 5 Sep. 2025
Varicose veins—visible, swollen blood vessels underneath your skin, usually in your legs—can happen when blood that usually flows toward your heart backs up and pools in a vein.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The ship, which weighs over 250,800 gross tonnage, will contain 18 decks, 22 elevators, seven pools, five restaurants and a maximum capacity of 7,600, according to Planetcruise.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pools
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Behind its all-glass façade, the home stacks four bedrooms and five baths around an elevator core.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the conflict between Hobbes and Rousseau, between visions of primordial humankind as inherently brutal or inherently peaceful, Tsangari stacks the dramatic deck in favor of benign and placid human nature.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 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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Recent reports suggest that HHS will issue a report that links the development of autism to taking Tylenol during pregnancy.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Any conflict between Israel and Hamas, sometimes several kilometers away, the Gaza Health Ministry falsely links to GHF.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Liu’s work often merges corsetry, delicate smocking, and floral motifs with a romantic yet subversive edge.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Moyer explains that the project is part of the broader Plastic Poetry program, launched in 2020, which merges cleanups, poetry workshops, and public art.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The first is a ground plate, weighing 110 pounds, that connects to the home’s electrical grid and is installed in a garage or driveway.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Grandma combines all of that cheesy, starchy goodness into one casserole dish instead.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Blur, directed by Craig Quintero of Taipei’s Riverbed Theatre and Phoebe Greenberg of Montreal’s PHI Centre, combines live performance with free-roam VR in a surreal meditation on grief, cloning, and the ethics of science.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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What unites these companies is a commitment to improving grid resiliency, though each takes a radically different approach to battery chemistry.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The goal is to create an inviting, safe space to share the heartfelt experience of diving into a taboo topic which unites all.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Then, Molly Odintz joins Drew to chat with Max Booth III about Ghoulish Books in San Antonio getting harassed by MAGA types for a saucy chalkboard and, more broadly, about the state of horror in these horrifying times.—
The Lit Hub Podcast,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Come December, Netflix joins the party, with plans starting at $8.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pools. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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