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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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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
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April 25, 2026 Less than a week after making his major-league debut on April 3, the shortstop signed a team-record nine-year extension that league sources confirmed to The Athletic is for $140 million and could be worth up to $150 million with performance escalators.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
The victim was charged with disorderly conduct and trespass, but both charges were later dropped, sources said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The scores offer one of the most concentrated public repositories of college athlete feedback.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Rather like Indian gurus in nineteen-sixties hippie culture, the Jews were assumed to be repositories of every kind of mystical and human elevation.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Still, Crown Center Square remains open for fountains, events and outdoor fun.—
Taylor Haught,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Birdbaths that have small fountains or agitators also keep the water rippling.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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As this person said, yerba mate is a caffeinated drink with indigenous origins and is especially popular in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, an Arizona State University article said.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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His research has helped describe the neurological origins of emotions and has shown how emotions affect cognition and decision-making.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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The region is saturated with mines, fortifications, anti-drone nets, and thoroughly depopulated amid the fiercest fighting in Europe since World War II.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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Warships, an ongoing US blockade, and Iranian mines scattered in the sea now threaten the waters around the islands of Hormuz and Qeshm, placing communities long shaped by trade and migration at the center of a global crisis.—
Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Wellsprings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellsprings. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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