Thesaurus results for PUDDLE

puddle

noun

ˈpə-dᵊl

Definition of puddle next

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 It cannot be overstated how good this is for their mental health—to be able to let loose at the playground, sing along to Disney movie soundtracks with abandon, jump in puddles in the middle of a rainstorm. —

Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026 Leaving trash cans and recycling bins open or with a puddle of food in the bottom will draw wasps. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026 These granules target larvae in standing water, eliminating potential mosquito breeding grounds in ponds, birdbaths and puddles. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 As Bare spoke to The Star on a rainy Tuesday morning, the streetcar kicked up puddles before coming to a halt. —

Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puddle

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pool

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Jonathan Martin, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been tracking the size of this cold pool, tracing it back to when such reliable data began in the 1940s.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
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, 7 Mar. 2026