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
The impacts will have basinwide implications, including on hydropower, Grand Canyon recreation and ecosystems, Lake Powell recreation, and the amount of water in reservoirs up- and downstream.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Look to ponds, small lakes and reservoirs for sunfish.
—Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
Utah, too, has increased the number of fish people are allowed to take from two reservoirs — the Crouse Reservoir to the east of Salt Lake City and the Nine Mile Reservoir to the south.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 June 2026
The method focuses on recovering these additional resources in shale and other tight reservoirs that have already produced hydrocarbons through hydraulic fracturing in primary recovery operations but still contain large amounts of oil and gas trapped within rocks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
These reservoirs are crucial for farms in the West that supply the rest of the country, Steven Fassnacht, a professor of snow hydrology at Colorado State University, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 May 2026
The drought led some local governments and utilities to implement mandatory water conservation measures including in Charlotte, Cabarrus, and Gaston County as reservoirs, streamflows and soil moisture declined.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Water can be released from major reservoirs like Lake Lanier (just north of Atlanta) to increase flow when needed, but the reservoirs north of the city are also low due to the lack of rain in the state.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 May 2026
They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Look to ponds, small lakes and reservoirs for sunfish.
—Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
Utah, too, has increased the number of fish people are allowed to take from two reservoirs — the Crouse Reservoir to the east of Salt Lake City and the Nine Mile Reservoir to the south.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 June 2026
The method focuses on recovering these additional resources in shale and other tight reservoirs that have already produced hydrocarbons through hydraulic fracturing in primary recovery operations but still contain large amounts of oil and gas trapped within rocks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
These reservoirs are crucial for farms in the West that supply the rest of the country, Steven Fassnacht, a professor of snow hydrology at Colorado State University, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 May 2026
The drought led some local governments and utilities to implement mandatory water conservation measures including in Charlotte, Cabarrus, and Gaston County as reservoirs, streamflows and soil moisture declined.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Water can be released from major reservoirs like Lake Lanier (just north of Atlanta) to increase flow when needed, but the reservoirs north of the city are also low due to the lack of rain in the state.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 May 2026
They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservoirs
Noun
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The medical supplies facility has faced seven OSHA complaints since 2022, costing the company thousands of dollars in penalties.—
Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Attendees can receive a free scarf while supplies last.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Overall oil inventories in the US shrank to the lowest level in more than two decades last week.—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The current level of inventories does not point to an immediate shortage.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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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,
13 June 2026
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The predictable result is that hourly workers and lower-income residents seek hardship exemptions, fail to appear or struggle to comply with summonses altogether, while jury pools increasingly skew toward retirees and salaried workers who can more easily absorb the cost.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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This is about the leap toward specificity, to diving below the surface of the most broadly appealing, easy-to-synthesize dishes — the ones, from any nation’s cuisine, that rarely make their way into restaurant repertoires.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Reservoirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservoirs. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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