swimming pool

noun

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Recent Examples of swimming pool The project was slated for a 2027 completion, and would also include ground-floor retail, a rooftop swimming pool and a fitness center, and 100,000 square feet of amenities. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026 There is also an owner’s pavilion and private suite, a separate crew pavilion, a marina operations center, maintenance facilities, security offices and a rooftop swimming pool. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 The summer sun is ideal for outdoor activities like playing sports, barbecuing, or diving into the swimming pool, but the same sun can encourage summer habits that significantly increase household water use, driving up your bills and contributing to water waste. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026 Meanwhile, some data suggests an increase in swimming pool construction and increases in unsupervised swimming, said Tessa Clemens, the CDC Foundation’s senior director for drowning prevention initiatives. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for swimming pool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimming pool
  1. pool
  2. well
  3. puddle
  4. lake
  5. water hole
  6. pond
  7. billabong
Noun
  • In 1926, Brian's great-grandfather, Henry Knoebel, opened a pool that would mark the official start of the family’s park.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Also, the pool area, now painted in a playful shade called Carrot Orange, has more seating and a photo booth nearby.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Russia’s war effort and its society have more or less relied on the same well of state cash in the past four years.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • The new measure applies only to those using the public drinking water system for certain uses, and wouldn’t apply to people using private wells, canal water or an irrigation provider, city spokesperson Abby Haydin said.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • Two others hopped into a giant muddy puddle and did the Viking row.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • That's the advice Allegheny County's parks department gave locals after a bear was spotted in a lake north of Pittsburgh, with the department issuing a warning in partnership with Allegheny County Police Department on June 16.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • From there, drive to the small lake town of Winona Lake to browse the little shops along the waterfront.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • Sundowners are out in the bush, often by a water hole.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Nearby, The Farmstead offers a more contemporary take, while Waterside, overlooking a busy water hole, focuses on family-friendly safari experiences.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of water hole
Noun
  • Two dead ducks were found in a pond about 250 feet away from the pool.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • On the other side of the pond, billions of phones are ending up in landfills with their processing components still intact.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of pond
Noun
  • Sonia Namarnyilk layered three stencils to print complex patterns of mermaid-like water spirits, their fluid, bright orange undulations interspersed with playful turtles and rippling billabong plants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
  • The plants and creatures were fossilized when iron-rich groundwater drained into a billabong, or water hole.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
Definition of billabong

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