swimming pools

noun

plural of swimming pool
as in water holes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimming pools
  1. wells
  2. puddles
  3. pools
  4. lakes
  5. ponds
Noun
  • Johnson has roughly 12 wells across his ranch, which pump between three and seven gallons a minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, small growers often have shallower wells that are more vulnerable to going dry when water levels drop.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of wells
Noun
  • These tiny insects lay their eggs in small puddles of standing water indoors and out.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of puddles
Noun
  • The return of pretty nice summer weather will be here Friday in the Philadelphia region, with high temps near 90 (good for pools, beaches and water parks).
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The house sits on a waterfront parcel terraced with fruit trees, ponds, ferns and reflecting pools.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 30, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of pools
Noun
  • Here, ski runs morph into mountain biking trails, nearby frozen lakes warm to refreshingly swimmable, and the snow melts to reveal the greenest world-class golf courses.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The current invasive weed management plan for South Carolina shows problem areas in six water bodies across the Rock Hill region, all of them lakes.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of lakes
Noun
  • Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Definition of ponds
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