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puddle

noun

ˈpə-dᵊl

Definition of puddle

as in pool

a small often deep body of water splashing in the puddles on the way home from the bus stop

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Recent Examples of puddle By mid-morning, deep puddles still dotted the miles long pathway. — Alex Harris updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 Rheinstädter is using the Planet Simulator to figure out how to get those puddle parts to complexify themselves and, in particular, assemble into RNA. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 The video begins with Meghan and Harry walking hand-in-hand outdoors before transitioning to several family moments, including a child warming their feet by a fireplace and Meghan wearing rain boots while splashing through a muddy puddle. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Another clip showed Meghan splashing in a muddy puddle before shifting to footage of Princess Lilibet riding a bike. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puddle

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Lower courts had dismissed the case because Asian American students were not underrepresented at the magnet schools compared with the pool of students that applied.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
As adoption widens, so does the pool of users for whom this is genuinely risky.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

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