Thesaurus results for LAKES

lakes

noun

plural of lake

as in ponds

a large area of water that is surrounded by land They own a cottage on the lake. the shores of the lake

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Recent Examples of lakes If views over picturesque towns and freshwater lakes below are what is typically promised in this part of Northern Norway, today there’d be none. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 Paying the statewide mussel fee does not exempt boaters from inspection requirements or additional fees imposed by individual lakes and reservoirs. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Most of the carp processed by Yu comes from those same two lakes. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 He's traded the freshwater lakes of Mississippi for the turquoise waters of the Bahamas, where he's developed a particular fondness for fly fishing. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 An infinity pool and zero-edge spa look out over one of the lakes. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026 From bass pros on massive lakes to weekend anglers at backwoods farm ponds, these lures catch piles of bass. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 The problem has long caused tension between Iowa’s more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The problem has long caused tension between Iowa's more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

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

Definition of ponds

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The brackish lagoons are a fuel stop for birds crossing between Europe and Africa, making for a constantly rotating avian cast.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Napa and East Palo Alto impacts are mostly to natural lands like depressional wetlands, lagoons, and snowy plover habitat, while East Oakland is mainly due to BART and the Oakland Airport.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of lagoons

Noun

The United States’ two largest reservoirs have dropped to unprecedented lows this year as drought grips the Southwest, but below the ground there’s another water crisis playing out — one that’s much less visible, but no less alarming.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
In the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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