tarns

Definition of tarnsnext
plural of tarn

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • And because wastewater treatment plants struggle to remove it completely, benzoylecgonine often accumulates at higher concentrations in rivers and lakes.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Well, the Sacramento area is home to lakes, rivers and pools of water to enjoy all kinds of boating, rowing and kayaking.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado May 30, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
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
Noun
  • The method focuses on recovering these additional resources in shale and other tight reservoirs that have already produced hydrocarbons through hydraulic fracturing in primary recovery operations but still contain large amounts of oil and gas trapped within rocks.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
  • To exacerbate the situation, some reservoirs -- especially Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the largest in the country -- are experiencing low water levels due to the lack of snowpack during the winter.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • The mammals thrive across habitats from inland rivers and lochs to rugged coastal environments.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For decades, the Maldives has been known for its dreamy overwater villas, clear blue lagoons, and the promise of total relaxation.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Gray whales have long migrated along the California coast on their roughly 12,000-mile (19,300-kilometer) journey between breeding lagoons in Mexico and feeding grounds in the Arctic.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
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“Tarns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarns. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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