Thesaurus results for RESERVOIR

reservoir

noun

ˈre-zə-ˌvwär

Definition of reservoir

as in supply

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time the area boasts a large reservoir of college-educated people for companies to draw on

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Recent Examples of reservoir While traditional geothermal projects required specific reservoirs, in enhanced geothermal systems companies are creating their own reservoirs. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Historical conventional reservoirs across the United States once contained roughly 624 billion barrels of oil. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 The mysterious glade is actually likely a piece of land that broke off from the reservoir’s shoreline as a result of record-high water levels this year. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 The island was floating roughly 60 miles west of the reservoir’s WAC Bennett dam. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reservoir

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The company says these materials are abundant and non-toxic, potentially avoiding some of the cost, safety, and supply challenges associated with conventional battery chemistries.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
And while all forms of fossil fuels this year have been affected by the blockade of the Strait of the Hormuz, diesel differs somewhat from crude and unleaded gas because of the central role Russian refineries play in the global supply.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

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No slow descent into the pool either — from ankles, to knees, to waist, to chest.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Berrios’s downtown Miami manse, built in 1938, boasts six bedrooms and six bathrooms, along with a swimming pool, a pool table, a chef’s kitchen, and a patio with a grilling station, per Realtor.

— India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

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Modern air defenses require large inventories of interceptors, along with the manufacturing capacity needed to replenish them.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
The National Museum alone lost almost two-thirds of its inventory, comprising nearly 100,000 artifacts that covered Sudan’s prehistoric age through its Nubian era, the Kingdom of Kush, the Christian era and its Islamic period.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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His offensive repertoire has a lot of similarities to Harper, but playing next to a strong point guard will allow for a good playmaking balance over the course of the game.

— Victor Wembanyama, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Under the direction of conductor Dominick DiOrio, the chorus has long looked beyond the traditional choral repertoire, collaborating with living composers and artists in ways that keep a historic institution engaged with the present.

— Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

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