water hole

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Recent Examples of water hole For them, luxury is watching elephants drink at the water hole under moonlight or waking up to hear lion roars in the distance. Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically. 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 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 most popular months for the park’s one million annual visitors, this is also the season when wildlife is most active; animals like alligators, deer, and wading birds congregate around lingering water holes. Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water hole
Noun
  • At its northern end, where the creek meets the lake, the trail connects with the Erie Canalway Trail, which is part of the 750-mile Empire State Trail network, opening up even more routes to explore.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The peaceful atmosphere became more excited when a flood of thousands more demonstrators arrived to the lake’s amphitheater, having marched from Wilma Chan Park a half-mile away.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Forty-two percent comes from surface water out of lakes and reservoirs.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Few among us would hesitate to wade into a pond to save a drowning child.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Ahead of the third season — which premiered in October 2025 — The Diplomat has already been renewed for a fourth season, promising a whole new advent of drama across both sides of the pond.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new season also filmed in Venice at the Danieli palace overlooking the lagoon.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His new digs include a clubroom, wellness wing, car gallery, private tennis court and a saltwater lagoon pool.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Water hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20hole. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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