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ponds

noun

plural of pond

as in lakes

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Recent Examples of ponds Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026

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Higher-elevation streams are better because the water, fed by snowmelt and glacial lakes, is more protected from contamination.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Flores is known for its colorful volcanic lakes and as a gateway to Komodo National Park, home of the largest lizards on Earth.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of lakes

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Lee says the department is already working to prepare debris basins and reservoirs for the potential rainfall, especially in the burn scar areas, which are more prone to debris flows.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
After years of water restrictions and headlines about shrinking reservoirs, a winter full of storms sounds like good news for California.

— Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reservoirs

Noun

Turquoise lagoons, villas suspended above the Indian Ocean, the promise of almost total escape.

— Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Lach said the department trains year-round in rivers, lakes, and lagoons throughout Chicago, and will operate in nearly every weather condition except lightning.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lagoons

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The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026

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