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Recent Examples of water hole
The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Water Holes Canyon The name Water Holes Canyon is a bit fanciful as there no significant permanent water holes here.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2024
Hang Trail Cameras Over Scrapes Short of a corn pile or isolated water hole, the best way to take inventory of the deer in your area is by hanging cameras over large community scrapes.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
There are five water holes operated by mechanical pumps.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
Grasses were green, water holes full, and creeks were flowing in several drainages throughout the Karoo.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
When the females had cubs, in contrast, males were more likely to encounter potential rivals on the edges of their territory or around water holes.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
The Maya viewed such subterranean features and water holes—like the nearby Sacred Cenote—as connections to the underworld.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
In an interview, Ms. Andrade Ramírez said that after close examination of a 50-foot-deep water hole in La Bocana beach, near the town of Santo Tomás, Mexican authorities found three male bodies early on Friday.
—Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Water Holes Canyon The name Water Holes Canyon is a bit fanciful as there no significant permanent water holes here.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2024
Hang Trail Cameras Over Scrapes Short of a corn pile or isolated water hole, the best way to take inventory of the deer in your area is by hanging cameras over large community scrapes.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
There are five water holes operated by mechanical pumps.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
Grasses were green, water holes full, and creeks were flowing in several drainages throughout the Karoo.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
When the females had cubs, in contrast, males were more likely to encounter potential rivals on the edges of their territory or around water holes.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
The Maya viewed such subterranean features and water holes—like the nearby Sacred Cenote—as connections to the underworld.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
In an interview, Ms. Andrade Ramírez said that after close examination of a 50-foot-deep water hole in La Bocana beach, near the town of Santo Tomás, Mexican authorities found three male bodies early on Friday.
—Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water hole
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Fewer fish in the lake or fish with deformities, parasites or injuries would be red flags going into spawning season.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The Dalarna region is Sweden at its best, with dense forests speckling the landscape, a web of foot trails, dramatic waterfalls, gentle slopes for hiking and skiing, and placid lakes, including one of the country’s largest, Lake Siljan.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Utah has launched a financial initiative to pay farmers not to grow crops as part of an effort to conserve water from the Colorado River and help stabilize Lake Powell, one of the West's most-vital reservoirs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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It’s long been known that pheasants can serve as competent reservoirs for Borrelia.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Heat president Pat Riley has always sought to follow up a big splash by tossing another boulder into the pond.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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According to the National Park Service, Eastern box turtles were once populous on the east coast from Maine to Florida, and were often found in people's backyard pools and ponds.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The coral lives in a semi-enclosed underwater lagoon, within which the water temperature is significantly higher than the swirling South Pacific Ocean beyond.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The saltwater lagoon off the pool area is another hit with kids at the resort.—
Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Water hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20hole. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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