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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water holes
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Frozen lakes take center stage for popular festivals, sporting events and gatherings.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026 -
The Massachusetts Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management also reminds pet owners to keep their animals leashed at all times near frozen water like rivers and lakes.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Westport flood prevention The Westport Stormwater Improvements Project, organized by KC Water, includes building two reservoirs and a channel under Mill Street to route stormwater to them.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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The rest of the water will come from the Citizens water system, which includes groundwater sources, Fall Creek, the White River and three other reservoirs.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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By contrast, the warmer, shallower coastal lagoons of Baja California provide relatively predator-free nursery grounds for their newborn calves.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The California least tern is a white-and-black bird less than 10 inches long that breeds only in a few areas along the bays and lagoons of California and Mexico and is in danger of extinction because of coastal development.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Created by sculptor Andy Scott, the kelpies — shape-shifting mythical creatures from Scottish folklore that live in the country's famous lochs — were completed in 2013.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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The stones stand between two lochs on the largest of the Orkney Islands, off the northeastern tip of mainland Scotland.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Water holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20holes. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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