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
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Inspired by the bathing rituals of Ancient Rome and Greece, the circuit features thermal pools ranging from bracing cold plunges to toasty caldariums, alongside a salt exfoliation area, hot tub, and steam room.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
The ship also boasts seven pools and nine whirlpools.
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Megan Dubois,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Currently, most of it is stored in temporary cooling pools and dry casks worldwide.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
This way everyone has an equal chance to fish the pools.
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Ralph Tuttle,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Each ticket costs $5, and players may 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 Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Unlike lakes, pools can be drained to clean out algae.
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Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Narrating the sequence, the director James Hawes said that there were few locations in the world with pools that sit between two buildings.
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Mekado Murphy,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
Though some may assume that such programs promise higher odds of admission due to their small applicant pools, admissions officers’ expectations of an applicant’s knowledge and hands-on experiences are actually higher due to the highly specialized nature of the subject matter.
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Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Inspired by the bathing rituals of Ancient Rome and Greece, the circuit features thermal pools ranging from bracing cold plunges to toasty caldariums, alongside a salt exfoliation area, hot tub, and steam room.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
The ship also boasts seven pools and nine whirlpools.
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Megan Dubois,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Currently, most of it is stored in temporary cooling pools and dry casks worldwide.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
This way everyone has an equal chance to fish the pools.
—
Ralph Tuttle,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Each ticket costs $5, and players may 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 Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Unlike lakes, pools can be drained to clean out algae.
—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Narrating the sequence, the director James Hawes said that there were few locations in the world with pools that sit between two buildings.
—
Mekado Murphy,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pools
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
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Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
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The news and editorial staffs of the Sun Sentinel had no role in this post’s preparation.
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Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies have spent the last several seasons building one of the deepest pitching staffs in the National League.
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Road blockades have caused shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies in parts of the country and ground the economy to a halt over the past 50 days.
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Nick Engen and Taylor Calmus CBS To help encourage fathers navigating similar experiences, Taylor Calmus, creator of the popular online Dude Dad brand, visited the NICU ahead of Father's Day to surprise Engen and other dads with gift bags filled with supplies.
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The reservations required refundable $50 deposits, but the orders will come with $300 nonrefundable down payments.
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Children born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028 are eligible for a $1,000 seed investment from the Treasury Department, with accounts opening for additional deposits on July 4—the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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Some of those leftover funds are now going towards wildfire mitigation projects.
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The Rule of 55 and 72(t) allows some Americans early access to their retrement funds, experts said.
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However, La Ruche takes a different approach and, rather than spreading its limited floorspace across a conventional layout, stacks its living spaces vertically like a tower.
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Alphabet investors had bought a capital-light cash machine, and the plan stacks equity dilution on top of more than $100 billion of debt raised over the past year, including a sterling bond round in February.
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Aging populations, multilingual workforces, hearing differences, cognitive diversity, changing communication preferences, and evolving customer expectations are now part of the operating environment for nearly every business.
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The pay ratio figures show the gap between CEOs and their workforces has widened every year since 2022.
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Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.
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And until supplies recover, global oil inventories will continue to remain under pressure.
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“Pools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pools. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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