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as in puddle
a small often deep body of water a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping

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pool

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noun (2)

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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline

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as in fund
the total of the bets at stake at one time two coworkers split last week's football pool

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pool

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verb

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Noun
Bath & Body Works recommends trimming the wicks to ¼-inch before lighting, keeping debris out of the wax pool, and setting the candle on a heat-resistant surface for safety. Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024 Erected late last week, the pool is adorned with unpainted plywood and sits behind a tall fence covered by transparent plastic, over which tourists throw coins in the hope of hitting the water. Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Milk is pooled from any number of cows, then pasteurized and packaged. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 According to the complaint, the drain was located in a 12-foot-by-12-foot pit about two-feet deep, where liquid pooled from employees washing off meat racks. Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pool 
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Verb
  • This election calls for voters to select two candidates to join the school board.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Cue the entrance of one Sophia Bush, who joins the cast in the recurring role of Dr. Cass Beckman.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Then the divers began to find porcelain, more than three hundred and fifty thousand pieces in all, many of them stacked in eerie columns, their wooden crates having rotted away.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The research — and history — are stacked against permanent daylight saving time, however.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Auto dealers who sell its products have complained that high prices have left inventories piling up.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Democrats now hold a 51-49 advantage in the Senate, including the independents who caucus with them, but that will change in January and Republicans could pile up more wins.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • The company is actively seeking to merge with another operating company to address its financial challenges.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Chatter about the inevitability of consolidation within the streaming world has been going on for well over a year now, with a widespread expectation that at some point, a couple of major platforms will either merge or go away.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The outcome will encourage you to incorporate more activities into your routine that ease stress and connect you to positive individuals who inspire you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Leveling the digital playing field isn’t just about connecting to the internet.
    Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The profile combined with a semi-tight sidecut offers a balance of float in powder and dependable edge-hold in hardpack.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • These basic tests, combined with age and medical history, are enough to make a clear diagnosis.
    Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Therefore, making or ordering enough food for everyone to have, at the very least, a heaping first place (and ideally a second) is a must.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Now, you’re left with a heaping, gooey pile of guts and seeds.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • At the same time, however, Trump also practices a transactional view of foreign policy, demonstrating a willingness during his first term to link disparate issues to secure economic concessions.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Concession stands incorporate facial recognition to allow fans who have linked their wallets to the arena’s app to walk in and out, bypassing registers.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pool. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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