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
Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Forty-two percent comes from surface water out of lakes and reservoirs.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
The Erie Canal and its adjacent feeder rivers and reservoirs likely enabled two voracious nonnative species, the Atlantic sea lamprey and alewife, to enter the Great Lakes ecosystem.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
In addition, its modular setup allows floating solar farms to expand seamlessly, from local reservoirs to utility-scale water bodies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Many other reservoirs were also more than 100 percent of their average capacity for this time of year, including New Bullards Bar Reservoir, Lake Oroville, San Luis Reservoir, Camanche Reservoir, and others.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
No pens were allowed in the Hole—only the flimsy ink reservoirs from inside ballpoint cases.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Reducing the weight of ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic has been found to decrease hydrostatic pressure on subglacial hydrate reservoirs, which can then enhance subglacial flux and methane discharge on the coast, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Huge amounts of methane lie in reservoirs that have formed over millennia beneath the seafloor around the world.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Forty-two percent comes from surface water out of lakes and reservoirs.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
The Erie Canal and its adjacent feeder rivers and reservoirs likely enabled two voracious nonnative species, the Atlantic sea lamprey and alewife, to enter the Great Lakes ecosystem.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
In addition, its modular setup allows floating solar farms to expand seamlessly, from local reservoirs to utility-scale water bodies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Many other reservoirs were also more than 100 percent of their average capacity for this time of year, including New Bullards Bar Reservoir, Lake Oroville, San Luis Reservoir, Camanche Reservoir, and others.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
No pens were allowed in the Hole—only the flimsy ink reservoirs from inside ballpoint cases.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Reducing the weight of ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic has been found to decrease hydrostatic pressure on subglacial hydrate reservoirs, which can then enhance subglacial flux and methane discharge on the coast, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Huge amounts of methane lie in reservoirs that have formed over millennia beneath the seafloor around the world.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservoirs
Noun
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Economists warn the incoming administration faces immediate challenges, including securing fuel supplies and building coalitions in a fragmented legislature.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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So far, $24,926 Australian dollars has been raised out of a $28,000 goal on GoFundMe to help with funeral costs, as well as household bills, baby supplies and time off work for Nathan.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2025, firms buffered costs with existing contracts and inventories.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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As import volumes are expected to decline, inventories are in a healthy position and tariff uncertainty has eased allowing for more normal ordering patterns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Reservoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservoirs. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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