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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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The aft deck is home to an expansive beach club with a huge pool, fold-down bulwarks, and a wide swim platform, giving seafarers a spacious oasis right by the water’s edge.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly the pool scene, where Kevin loses his dad’s massive swim trunks while bombing in the pool, was filmed at the Four Seasons Chicago – the Plaza Hotel doesn’t have an indoor pool.—
Adam Turner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 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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Their over 200 guests were then treated to dinner under a tent by the lake.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Shale forms from layers of fine sediment deposited in ancient lakes or seas, where low-oxygen conditions allow organic matter to accumulate and, over millions of years, generate oil within the rock.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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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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The Scripps Ranch resident said Abraxas’ garden was built on a former tennis court in 2015 and includes a pond for Tilapia freshwater fish.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Out back, there’s a pergola and a small pond.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
13 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 15 Jan. 2026.
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