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ponds

noun

plural of pond

as in lakes

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Recent Examples of ponds 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

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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

Definition of lakes

Noun

Lange said preserving forests around reservoirs helps keep drinking water clean while reducing treatment costs for cities and towns.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
The requirement applies to lakes, rivers, reservoirs and other freshwater inland waterways, including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta east of Chipps Island.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reservoirs

Noun

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

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