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as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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as in repository
an abundant source
a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town
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Recent Examples of wellspring
With new and returning users, players can actually reclaim their old accounts—tapping into a nostalgic and childhood wellspring.
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Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The story of Aspergillus flavus is a powerful example of how nature can be both a source of danger and a wellspring of healing.
—Justin Stebbing, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2025
Capitalism is truly progressive, as capitalism has been directly responsible for the massive leaps in quality of life and prosperity, feeding the dynamic wellspring of innovation and creative destruction which underlies genuine and societal progress.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Johansson and Ali are both formidable wellsprings of charisma but their roles stick to basics.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The story of Aspergillus flavus is a powerful example of how nature can be both a source of danger and a wellspring of healing.
—Justin Stebbing, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2025
Capitalism is truly progressive, as capitalism has been directly responsible for the massive leaps in quality of life and prosperity, feeding the dynamic wellspring of innovation and creative destruction which underlies genuine and societal progress.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Johansson and Ali are both formidable wellsprings of charisma but their roles stick to basics.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellspring
Noun
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Spirit Halloween serves as a source for Halloween costumes, as well as indoor and outdoor home decorations – a pursuit more Americans have been swept up in.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The mission: save earth’s most precious energy source, butterflies, from an evil AI bot.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Unlike traditional data warehouses, lakehouses support diverse, large-scale datasets—including unstructured formats—within one repository.—
Abhik Sengupta,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Through the not-for-profit plasmid repository Addgene, PROTEUS will be available to any lab worldwide with the appropriate infrastructure, virology training, and skills in molecular biology.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 July 2025
Noun
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To ensure your stand never damages your devices, look for a model with rubber or silicone padding in the phone cradle.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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In contrast to a universal system that covers everyone from cradle to grave, an employer-first system leaves huge swaths of the population uninsured.—
Sumit Agarwal,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
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General oversaturation of the country’s marijuana market is causing similar pullbacks in other states previously seen as gold mines for legal cannabis sellers, like California.—
The Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Other pits around the Americas have served up paleontological gold mines of their own.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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Jackman donated a bear fountain to Glenview that has become a beloved symbol of the village.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Guests are welcomed with a chocolate fountain in the reception area.—
Ben Davidson Correspondent,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellspring. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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