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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Early reports described the romance as casual, but by the end of 2025, sources close to the couple told People that their relationship had become serious and committed.

— Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Trump is also not expected to get involved in the extradition case, two sources familiar with the matter earlier told CNN.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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This capability allows for longer coding sessions, large repositories, and workflows combining text, images, and other information, according to Moonshot.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Thek had a long-standing fascination with bodies, those repositories of hope and decay, but neither show focusses much on that.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

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Its famous holiday lights won’t be on display during the first half of the season, but the fountains and public art still give the district plenty of visual appeal.

— Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
And teach kids not to drink from the pool or treat splash-pad spouts like drinking fountains.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026

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Latinx historians in the volume raise another possibility, that the country’s origins run through the West as well, not only through Virginia or Philadelphia.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Groves will mine personal archives, company records, patents and the sporting press to document Fred Perry’s origins from 1952 and reframe its legacy for today.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

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Tshisekedi last week ordered the finance, economy and mines ministries, along with revenue agencies, to ensure coercive measures remain exceptional, legally justified, and proportionate.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 16 July 2026
Those capabilities include anti-ship cruise missiles, drones, naval mines and hundreds of fast attack craft designed to overwhelm superior naval forces.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

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