Thesaurus results for WELLS

wells

noun

Definition of wells

plural of well

as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist

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as in pools

a small often deep body of water the spot where the spring bubbles up to the surface and forms a deep well

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Recent Examples of wells Johnson has roughly 12 wells across his ranch, which pump between three and seven gallons a minute. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 However, small growers often have shallower wells that are more vulnerable to going dry when water levels drop. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Historically used in dry cleaning or to degrease metal parts, the chemicals leaked into the base’s wells, poisoning the drinking water. — Wuft News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Base models roll on 21-inch alloy wheels with 22s and 23s available to fill the wheel wells. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026 Four groundwater wells were impacted, several outlets reported. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Moon and his colleagues recently extracted water drawn from gas wells drilled 650 to 1,650 feet deep into the Antrim Shale, a rock formation that spans the entire Great Lakes. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 Water testing shows the chemicals can drain off-base and contaminate private wells and sources of municipal drinking water. — Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Operators of conventional wells are required to report the volumes of oil, gas and brine produced from each well every year. — Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

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Noun

El Niño and La Niña are the biggest sources of seasonal climate predictability.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The current outbreak has previously been linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico, but officials haven’t ruled out additional sources of the infection.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of sources

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In the heart of urban Los Angeles lie the La Brea Tar Pits, a group of natural asphalt seeps made famous by the millions of ice age fossils preserved within the bubbling, dark pools of goo.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
The space is private and by reservation only, and while the gray tiles don’t have the design flair of the rest of the hotel, the hydrotherapy pools and wet and dry saunas check all the boxes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of pools

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Eichenprozessionsspinner love warm, dry, and sunny springs, and the spring of 2026 was the sunniest in Berlin’s history.

— Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Items including scissors, light bulbs, raw eggs, rolls of tape, wooden blocks, springs, foam earplugs, jacks, tetrahedrons, and shock absorbers can all be picked up without custom programming, reports Techeblog.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026