wellsprings

noun

plural of wellspring
1
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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2
as in repositories
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 Synonyms for wellsprings
  1. sources
  2. repositories
  3. fountains
  4. gold mines
  5. origins
  6. mines
Noun
  • Renewable energy credits serve as proof that a company uses electricity from clean energy sources like solar farms, according to the Retail Energy Supply Association.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Other dark leafy greens, such as Swiss chard and collard greens, are good sources, too.
    — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sources
Noun
  • Hospitals are major repositories of addictive substances that can also be crucial medical treatments.
    — Alexandra Byrne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This may mean that information on the capabilities and limitations of updates are delivered to all users via YouTube–like tutorials and new, highly effective AI prompts are shared and stored via GitHub-like knowledge repositories.
    — Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of repositories
Noun
  • Trump had refurbished two ornamental fountains, for seventeen million dollars, and wants the park to have forty-seven maple trees, in homage to himself.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Spanish Colonial compound is a labyrinth of courtyards filled with fountains and flowering plants.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fountains
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  • More than 900,000 people have been displaced, while the region’s gold mines draw workers from a wide area.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The governor said armed groups could be using the fires to distract law enforcement from a strategic area where criminal groups profit from gold mines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of gold mines
Noun
  • The actor opened up about the origins of his steely exterior in a 2023 interview with USA TODAY.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Arte Distribution has Origins, A Tale of Light, a science doc that uses images created by artist Roman Hill, about the origins of the Universe.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of origins
Noun
  • American forces targeted two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, reportedly killing three, saying that Tehran intended to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Iran however said a supertanker that had caught fire over the weekend had struck two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing it to a halt.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of mines
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“Wellsprings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellsprings. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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