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Recent Examples of swimming pool
About 35,000 gallons of wastewater were released in December — roughly enough to fill a junior Olympic-sized swimming pool halfway.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
The new permit application would result in an 8,072-square-foot house with an attached 792-square-foot garage, with upper- and lower-level exterior deck areas, a swimming pool, landscaping and associated site improvements.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
There’s no fountain of youth, but the closest thing is a swimming pool.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Terrifying footage from a southern Nevada home surveillance video shows the moment a car crashes through a backyard wall, goes airborne and ejects the driver into a private swimming pool.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
The new permit application would result in an 8,072-square-foot house with an attached 792-square-foot garage, with upper- and lower-level exterior deck areas, a swimming pool, landscaping and associated site improvements.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
There’s no fountain of youth, but the closest thing is a swimming pool.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Terrifying footage from a southern Nevada home surveillance video shows the moment a car crashes through a backyard wall, goes airborne and ejects the driver into a private swimming pool.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimming pool
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And at the Rolling Stones free concert outside San Francisco, the Hells Angels beat dozens of audience members with weighted pool cues before stabbing and beating one of them to death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Critics argue that AHPs may segment the market by attracting healthier people, thereby undermining ACA risk pools and increasing costs for sicker enrollees.—
Justin Leventhal,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, an Arizona Republic investigation revealed the company had 420 wells, some drilled nearly half a mile deep.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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From there, lab directors select the wells with the highest concentrations of each virus, subjecting a reserved portion to further genetic analysis, which shows which subtype of each virus is present.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The basin should resemble a shallow puddle, similar to what birds find in nature.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Morning wind chills in both cities could sit in the lower to mid-20s, but Chicago’s setup is uniquely volatile because of how the Arctic air is interacting with the warm lake.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Southern and central Ohio generally see less lake-effect snow, but cold snaps from a wobbly polar vortex can still bring notable snow events — especially when storms track nearby.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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For them, luxury is watching elephants drink at the water hole under moonlight or waking up to hear lion roars in the distance.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters used ice rescue equipment to safely retrieve the animal from the pond.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
5 Jan. 2026
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The ice park opened in late 2025 with a 700-foot-long skating ribbon—the largest in the state—as well as an ice pond and curling sheet.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Finally, new in 2025, Davidsons Arnhemland Safari Lodge will join forces with Kakadu Air for an all-inclusive fishing day safari, during which guests have the chance to fish in untouched billabongs and visit the world-famous Arnhem Land rock art galleries.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Nov. 2024
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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
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“Swimming pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimming%20pool. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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