as in supplies
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 reservoirs
Persistent droughts, explosive population growth, competing urban/industrial demands, and unreliable Rio Grande flows (despite recent 1944 Water Treaty progress) are draining reservoirs and threatening our $200B food & fiber economy.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The states are struggling to find a way to save enough water so that the two largest reservoirs on the river and in the nation — Lakes Mead and Powell — retain water levels capable of producing hydropower and of supplying downstream users in the Lower Basin and Mexico.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Such a plan is insufficient to keep the reservoirs from crashing to critical levels, Castle said during a river webinar organized by the nonprofit Western Resource Advocates.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Rivers, lakes and reservoirs further north are frozen solid, so the birds fly south to the lower Hudson Valley for open water fishing.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
As of Wednesday, all of California’s major reservoirs were above their historical average for mid-February, and there was virtually no chance of summer water restrictions.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Large reservoirs such as Lake Norman and Lake James are typically drawn down during winter months for lake management and flood control.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The project, where Soledad Mountain Road meets La Jolla Scenic Drive South, is intended to upsize existing 12-inch pipes to 16 inches and replace a nearby fire hydrant to improve water flow and connectivity to the Soledad and La Jolla Country Club reservoirs.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
For the Milan-Cortina Games, high-elevation water reservoirs had to be constructed to store water for snowmaking.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The states are struggling to find a way to save enough water so that the two largest reservoirs on the river and in the nation — Lakes Mead and Powell — retain water levels capable of producing hydropower and of supplying downstream users in the Lower Basin and Mexico.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Such a plan is insufficient to keep the reservoirs from crashing to critical levels, Castle said during a river webinar organized by the nonprofit Western Resource Advocates.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Rivers, lakes and reservoirs further north are frozen solid, so the birds fly south to the lower Hudson Valley for open water fishing.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
As of Wednesday, all of California’s major reservoirs were above their historical average for mid-February, and there was virtually no chance of summer water restrictions.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Large reservoirs such as Lake Norman and Lake James are typically drawn down during winter months for lake management and flood control.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The project, where Soledad Mountain Road meets La Jolla Scenic Drive South, is intended to upsize existing 12-inch pipes to 16 inches and replace a nearby fire hydrant to improve water flow and connectivity to the Soledad and La Jolla Country Club reservoirs.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
For the Milan-Cortina Games, high-elevation water reservoirs had to be constructed to store water for snowmaking.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservoirs
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Shop the Better Homes & Gardens collection on Walmart's official website, or use Walmart's store locator to find where these supplies are available in stores near you.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Archivists created inventories and catalogs, attached labels identifying genre and content, and developed filing systems using baskets, shelves, and wall niches.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may 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 Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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No floaties allowed in the pools.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Families or groups tend to go out for kebabs, and the standard repertoires available at these restaurants appeal broadly by design.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some of it comes from being different ages, playing different instruments and different repertoires.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Reservoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservoirs. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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