Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water holes
Noun
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Selling lakes, rivers and other water resources to private investors is a dereliction of duty.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Persistent droughts, explosive population growth, competing urban/industrial demands, and unreliable Rio Grande flows (despite recent 1944 Water Treaty progress) are draining reservoirs and threatening our $200B food & fiber economy.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The states are struggling to find a way to save enough water so that the two largest reservoirs on the river and in the nation — Lakes Mead and Powell — retain water levels capable of producing hydropower and of supplying downstream users in the Lower Basin and Mexico.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, challenges such as the creeks and coastal lagoons have slowed progress and required some segments to be routed away from the rails and onto nearby surface streets.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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While the Blue Lagoon—its waters milky with mineral-rich silica—remains the most famous, drawing up to a million visitors a year, smaller, less touristy lagoons have been appearing across the country, from Sky Lagoon on Kársnes Harbour near Reykjavik to Forest Lagoon in Iceland’s far north.—
Rick Jordan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Located on the shores of Loch Linnhe, one of 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, Fort William sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, at 4,490 feet the highest peak in Britain.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Curling is a game of tradition, first played centuries ago on Scottish lochs, where players slide heavy granite rocks down a sheet of ice toward a target.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Water holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20holes. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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