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Recent Examples of tarn
The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
One fuselage is deposited in an enormous hangar, used as a backlot on the slopes of the Sierra: the second one is nearly buried in artificial snow, and surrounded by olive trees; the third is found above the Sierra Nevada’s high mountain tarn La Laguna de las Yeguas, at around 10,000 feet.
—Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2022
In the morning, kick off the day’s driving with a 30-minute excursion to visit the enormous sapphire tarn of Mono Lake, an alkaline expanse freckled with tufa spires, pinnacles formed by calcium carbonate interacting with freshwater springs in the lakebed.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2022
Pass Grant Lake, a deep blue tarn nestled in the sagebrush.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
The lake, a glacial tarn called Roopkund, was more than sixteen thousand feet above sea level, an arduous five-day trek from human habitation, in a mountain cirque surrounded by snowfields and battered by storms.
—Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
Follow the winding trail toward the base of O'Malley Peak to a striking, dark tarn called Deep Lake.
—Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2018
In 1951, some 885 square miles of Cumbrian hills and tarns (mountain pools) were designated as a national park, Britain’s largest and, with 18 million annual visitors, its most popular.
—Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2018
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
One fuselage is deposited in an enormous hangar, used as a backlot on the slopes of the Sierra: the second one is nearly buried in artificial snow, and surrounded by olive trees; the third is found above the Sierra Nevada’s high mountain tarn La Laguna de las Yeguas, at around 10,000 feet.
—Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2022
In the morning, kick off the day’s driving with a 30-minute excursion to visit the enormous sapphire tarn of Mono Lake, an alkaline expanse freckled with tufa spires, pinnacles formed by calcium carbonate interacting with freshwater springs in the lakebed.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2022
Pass Grant Lake, a deep blue tarn nestled in the sagebrush.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
The lake, a glacial tarn called Roopkund, was more than sixteen thousand feet above sea level, an arduous five-day trek from human habitation, in a mountain cirque surrounded by snowfields and battered by storms.
—Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
Follow the winding trail toward the base of O'Malley Peak to a striking, dark tarn called Deep Lake.
—Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2018
In 1951, some 885 square miles of Cumbrian hills and tarns (mountain pools) were designated as a national park, Britain’s largest and, with 18 million annual visitors, its most popular.
—Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarn
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Miller stated Brown, who is married with four children, has shared her vision about improving the county's watershed and the water quality of the lake.Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Centralize Storage: Use data lakes or cloud platforms to consolidate structured and unstructured data.Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The trails lead through woodlands and fields and over streams, ponds and marshes that are home to numerous and diverse plant and animal species.Gary Stoller, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pond on the property is deep enough to do dive trainings for officers.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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Those efforts have helped conserve water in Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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These sightings have been reported near a Hunterdon County reservoir in the northern part of the state, as well as further south in Monmouth and Ocean counties and into Philadelphia-area townships like Cherry Hill and Evesham.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Contaminated sediments will be removed from the lagoon and walking trails will be improved throughout the park.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Along with the lagoon and a half-mile of sandy beach, the project will feature event venues, bars and restaurants, shops and more.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
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Wading into an icy loch for a brisk swim and burst of adrenaline.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The film features local fisherman, Mylo, who claims to have been attacked by the creature, and who runs a Loch Ness Monster tourist show on the banks of the loch.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Tarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarn. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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