puddles

plural of puddle
as in pools
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 puddles Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Poorly draining lawns with pooling or puddles are also candidates for aeration. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025 Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025 Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025 The drains were so inadequate that a visit to the gents toilet, even before kick-off, meant wading through puddles of urine. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 My impression of bath mats, from years of owning ones that end up getting soggy on contact, was that there was little to nothing to do about mildew, puddles of water, and discoloration. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025 These are the ideal climate conditions for midge to breed in the mud around water sources like stump holes and small puddles. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puddles
pools
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  • Well, yes, but FDR built a swimming pool, to which it might be countered that pools make good palliative care for polio sufferers.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While alternating between Colony Club’s multiple lagoon pools and the beach was tempting, the many off-site excursions are not to be missed.
    Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Puddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puddles. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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