WELLSPRINGS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

wellsprings

noun

plural of wellspring

as in sources

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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an abundant source a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town

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Noun

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth planned to announce at a June NATO meeting even steeper cuts that could add up to the one-third reduction Trump raised, according to two sources.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Small modular and advanced nuclear reactors are increasingly being explored as long-term power sources for energy-intensive facilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

Definition of sources

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Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026

Definition of repositories

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The park also features large reflecting pools, rustic furnishings, fountains, urns, statuary, artificial ponds for fish and foul, a deer park, orchards, fields and more.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
The fountains and diffusers circulate water, increasing oxygen levels and spreading it around the pond for fish, native plants, and beneficial bacteria to improve pond health, according to SOLitude Lake Management.

— Zuri Primos July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

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Founded in Trieste, Italy in 1933 and still family-run, the company has never released a second blend or followed the rest of the industry into rotating origins.

— Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The innovative fair’s first international edition will debut during Art Basel Paris and be staged in two buildings in the Marais, a swerve from its highly specific locational origins.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Definition of origins

Noun

Removing mines from the waterway would be done solely by Iran, Gharibabadi said at the time.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.

— Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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