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
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Villa pools come with children’s toys and toiletries, while cots, bed guards, high chairs, and bottle warmers are available on request.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
More than two trillion gallons of water—enough to fill three million Olympic-sized pools—fell across the state, according to University of Hawaii researchers at Hawaiʻi Mesonet and the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
When multiple hyperscaler campuses break ground simultaneously in a single region, local talent pools are exhausted within months—forcing contractors to import workers from other states.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The new design will feature two new pools and rehabilitate the site’s pool house.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
County officials say construction is entering its final stages, with crews currently plastering the pools and preparing to begin filling them with water in the coming days.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Travelers can explore nine pools, including adults-only escapes and lively swim-up bars, or head to the largest waterpark at sea for high-energy thrills.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Under certain conditions, the robot can operate for up to five hours of floor cleaning, providing enough runtime for larger pools.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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, 4 Apr. 2026
Villa pools come with children’s toys and toiletries, while cots, bed guards, high chairs, and bottle warmers are available on request.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
More than two trillion gallons of water—enough to fill three million Olympic-sized pools—fell across the state, according to University of Hawaii researchers at Hawaiʻi Mesonet and the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
When multiple hyperscaler campuses break ground simultaneously in a single region, local talent pools are exhausted within months—forcing contractors to import workers from other states.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The new design will feature two new pools and rehabilitate the site’s pool house.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
County officials say construction is entering its final stages, with crews currently plastering the pools and preparing to begin filling them with water in the coming days.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Travelers can explore nine pools, including adults-only escapes and lively swim-up bars, or head to the largest waterpark at sea for high-energy thrills.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Under certain conditions, the robot can operate for up to five hours of floor cleaning, providing enough runtime for larger pools.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pools
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To solve the couple's particular design puzzle, the studio came up with Light House, a vertical home that places each of the family’s major activities in its own dedicated box and playfully stacks them on top of one another.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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For those craving excess, the legendary Quadzilla stacks four third-pound patties with American cheese and full toppings.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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But when snow piles up in powdery white masses, Arizonans can't resist the opportunity to play in it.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Neither shows any evidence of a companion star, and both emit X-rays—an unexpected combination that links them together.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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The strait, 20 miles wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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The second and third outs were called third strikes, both of them initially balls before All-Star catcher Realmuto challenged through the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), or so called robot umpires, that will be used in the regular season for the first time this year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Arrange dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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The collection merges advanced material engineering with innovative fiber compositions and a refined design language, offering a new perspective on how denim can evolve—both technically and aesthetically.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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At times, this merges with the physicality of the architecture, morphing into and informing it, as with the Guggenheim Bilbao.—
Norman Foster,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
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These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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That network connects large telescope dishes in California, Australia and Spain that cooperate to keep in touch with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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Flooding has also shut the Salang Pass, a high mountain pass in the Hindu Kush mountain range that connects Kabul to the country’s north, including the major cities of Kunduz and Mazar-e-Sharif.—
Abdul Qahar Afghan,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Deb drama is far from over, as the film's director and costar Rebel Wilson heaps new allegations onto the already sizable legal pile.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Pools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pools. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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