geysers

noun

plural of geyser
1
as in fountains

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as in sprays

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Recent Examples of geysers Many acidic geysers break down the rock that forms a geyser, but the acidity at Echinus is not strong enough to eat away at the surrounding stone. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geysers
  1. fountains
  2. sprays
  3. springs
  4. jets
  5. bursts
  6. spits
  7. blasts
Noun
  • The refurbishment of Freedom Plaza was part of the administration’s beautification projects, which included repairing fountains in the district and renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • Bowser, who declined to be interviewed for this article, urged the administration to clean up federal parks and fix broken fountains, while pushing back on measures like having police ask for people’s immigration status.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of fountains
Noun
  • These are what Brown calls paint sprays and spray threes, two of Brown’s foundational principles of the new-look, high-octane Knicks offense.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • To make new plantings a little more pest-proof, experiment with repellent sprays, like putrid egg solids, hot pepper spray, and humanely sourced predator spray.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Definition of sprays
Noun
  • Bake until top springs back when lightly touched, 40 to 45 minutes.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • Visitors have ample opportunities to cool down in the park's natural springs, streams, and lakes.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of springs
Noun
  • Hale pointed toward the sky and urged them to look up as three military jets roared above the crowd.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • In New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani lit up the Empire State Building after Navy jets soared over the city and tall ships took to its harbor.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of jets
Noun
  • And the jovial human moments between bursts of grandiose showmanship leave the reassuring impression that Elvis really, truly enjoyed being Elvis.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
  • The pipes fill unevenly, in bursts, timed to tax law and market peaks rather than to need.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of spits
Noun
  • Consulting a design on a computer screen, the workers arranged the numbered pieces — from 14 inches to 12 feet long — into a grid on an oversize worktable and attached them with rapid nail gun blasts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Macron and Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa addressed the matter in a joint press conference after two bomb blasts went off by the hotel where the French president spent the night, injuring at least 18 people.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Definition of blasts

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