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Recent Examples of puddle
If the wood does not absorb the sealer within 30 minutes, wipe up excess with a rag to avoid puddles.
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Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
They’re cuffed at the bottom — a puddle-proof feature that will pay off on rainy days.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
On Earth, we’re used to coffee resting in the bottom of our mugs, rain collecting in puddles—and urine traveling down a drain.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Platforms routinely offer me protection from the grizzly sidewalks and a lift to elevate me through the puddles left by those pesky April showers.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
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Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
They’re cuffed at the bottom — a puddle-proof feature that will pay off on rainy days.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
On Earth, we’re used to coffee resting in the bottom of our mugs, rain collecting in puddles—and urine traveling down a drain.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Platforms routinely offer me protection from the grizzly sidewalks and a lift to elevate me through the puddles left by those pesky April showers.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puddle
pool
Noun
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The 4,376-square-foot home, completed in 1958, has six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a rare indoor 40-by-20-foot pool and spa under a retractable roof added in the 1980s.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The spa has a gym, pool, steam room, sauna and hot tub.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Puddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puddle. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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