Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water holes
Noun
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Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park is a watery wonder, brimming with 16 lakes, plus on-land trails for hiking or horseback riding.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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During wet winters, dam operators often let water out of reservoirs to make room for future rainfall.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the lagoons at the mouth of coastal creeks such as Aliso Creek and nearby San Mateo Creek are usually closed off from the sea by sand that builds up.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What with its rippling mountains, meditative lochs, and misty woodlands, Scotland’s moody atmosphere hits its stride in the cooler seasons.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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Donal, a nightclub owner in Chicago obsessed with the blues, has resisted going back to the land of lochs for reasons that will become only somewhat clear over the course of the run time.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Water holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20holes. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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