as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity
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Recent Examples of fountain
Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024
However, smaller fireworks like sparklers and fountains are permitted, per the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
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Just past the gurgle of the lobby fountain was Barbie Q. Chicken, a 4-year-old bird who was both Broadway prima donna and antibullying activist.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024
However, smaller fireworks like sparklers and fountains are permitted, per the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
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With the source of the Nile running through the city, the area attracts tourists who come to raft the river’s rapids and bungee jump over the water, and houses international charity organizations and missionaries that want to set up outside the snarled traffic of Kampala.Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Instead, this late-stage move risks turning a critical national security priority into a source of division.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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In a signature segment, the Joke Wall, performers in mod regalia poked their heads out of holes in a set, like cuckoos emerging from a clock, and spouted one-liners.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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On top of this, though, there are myths still spouted by people who do drive EVs, or even work in the industry.Brad Templeton, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Fell says the project is especially interested in Woodstock’s place in the Catskill Mountains, a former summer refuge for New York’s Jewish vacationers and a cradle of Borscht Belt comedy.Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Or in his woodshop finishing a cradle for a great-grandchild.Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Weeknd gushes when talking about his co-stars, Ortega and Keoghan.Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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When they were connected, Barbaro nervously gushed that Baez deserved her own movie.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, for states like New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, just surviving a long, cold, and difficult winter may prove to be job number one until next spring.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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That would leave Keene, Underwood and redshirt freshman Jadyn Davis as Michigan’s top three quarterbacks for the spring, assuming Alex Orji follows through with plans to transfer.Austin Meek, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The losers die — usually spurting great arterial gouts — and a stack of bills representing their worth plops into the insatiable belly of the prize oinker.James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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In the past 16 years, the price of oil has sporadically spurted above $100 a barrel, but has mostly fluctuated between $50 and $100.John Dorfman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement While Sierra was being held in LAPD custody, officials determined the origin point of the Kenneth fire was in Ventura County, so the investigation has been turned over to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The committee’s members are mostly anonymous and the group’s origins are unknown.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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May your heart overflow with happiness today and in the year ahead.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
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The shelter was overflowing with food donations, so school administrators redirected the potluck to feed firefighters and police officers.Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountain. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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