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
With further development, it could be deployed on lakes, reservoirs, or coasts to harvest renewable power without using land.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the Iran Wire online news outlet, the Amir Kabir Dam, one of Tehran’s main reservoirs, currently holds only enough water to supply the capital for less than two weeks.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Newsom is widely reviled here for cutting back on oil drilling and not prioritizing new reservoirs to store water for thirsty farms.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Ideas include charging for parking at city reservoirs and renegotiating leases of PUD land that are outdated and well below market rates.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Grijalva and others connected that action and the revocation of clean energy incentives with the prospect of drought and drying reservoirs that could keep water from flowing to Yuma in the future.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the 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
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the Iran Wire online news outlet, the Amir Kabir Dam, one of Tehran’s main reservoirs, currently holds only enough water to supply the capital for less than two weeks.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Newsom is widely reviled here for cutting back on oil drilling and not prioritizing new reservoirs to store water for thirsty farms.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Ideas include charging for parking at city reservoirs and renegotiating leases of PUD land that are outdated and well below market rates.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Grijalva and others connected that action and the revocation of clean energy incentives with the prospect of drought and drying reservoirs that could keep water from flowing to Yuma in the future.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservoirs
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The offer is redeemable in-restaurant at participating locations, while supplies last, and online via the Pizza Hut app or website.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The flights could have been carrying relief supplies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Because newborn monkeys take a few years to reach the suitable age for experiments, facilities sometimes supplement their inventories.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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But estimates from the Federation of American Scientists show that Russia still leads in nuclear warhead inventories.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The hotel is a half-mile from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and comes with heated pools and hot tubs, as well as a fitness center and airport shuttle.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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According to public records, this property comes in at 5,343 square feet and features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two pools, and sweeping hilltop views.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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