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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
Just as revolutionary was the soundtrack, a wellspring of classics with zero skips.
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Jamal Michel, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
No place on earth better suits the talents and requirements of electric vehicles: considerable wealth, perfect weather, evolved infrastructure, and the wellspring of the world’s technocratic culture.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The film also confirmed that Buckley’s wellspring of art was likely deep and profound.
—Tony Gervino, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Women’s trials and tribulations — and the pushbacks, heartfelt to humorous — were a primal wellspring for 20th century country music.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jamal Michel, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
No place on earth better suits the talents and requirements of electric vehicles: considerable wealth, perfect weather, evolved infrastructure, and the wellspring of the world’s technocratic culture.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The film also confirmed that Buckley’s wellspring of art was likely deep and profound.
—Tony Gervino, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Women’s trials and tribulations — and the pushbacks, heartfelt to humorous — were a primal wellspring for 20th century country music.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellspring
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New president Wade Rousse, hired to the job on Tuesday, has decided to promote interim athletic director Verge Ausberry to the full-time role, a school source confirmed to The Athletic.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Energy transition, by contrast, typically refers to the transfer from one energy source to another.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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But as years went by — and when money piled up in the NWF without the development of a repository — the fee wound up in court.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The same technology’s feasibility should also be assessed under different climate zones, and full life cycle assessments (cradle-to-grave) of GS are a necessity for a better understanding of the technology’s merits and limits, researchers noted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The town is also the cradle of the popular Mexican Tecate beer and boasts remarkable natural landscapes.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Where to prospect for gold in Texas There have been a few notable gold mines in Texas over the past couple hundred years, but not so much today, according to the National Gold Prospecting Association.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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And so that was a big gold mine.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Desperate, Lester then grabbed his bird whistle and dashed to the Arconia courtyard fountain.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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There’s also a new nighttime show around Adventure Bay coming to the park, complete with water screens, fountains, and drones.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellspring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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