wellsprings

noun

plural of wellspring
1
as in sources
a point or place at which something is invented or provided the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest

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2
as in repositories
an abundant source a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellsprings
  1. sources
  2. repositories
  3. fountains
  4. gold mines
  5. origins
  6. mines
Noun
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth planned to announce at a June NATO meeting even steeper cuts that could add up to the one-third reduction Trump raised, according to two sources.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Small modular and advanced nuclear reactors are increasingly being explored as long-term power sources for energy-intensive facilities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Definition of sources
Noun
  • Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.
    — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026
Definition of repositories
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
  • Streptomyces are bacteria that live in soil and are known as gold mines for antibiotic molecule discovery.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Men frequently went to work in the country's booming gold mines.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Definition of gold mines
Noun
  • The origins of the Fourth of July date back to July 4, 1776, when the United States unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Unlike the first two installments, Silo season 3 features a split-timeline narrative that introduces a host of new characters and delves into the mystery of the silo's origins.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of origins
Noun
  • Removing mines from the waterway would be done solely by Iran, Gharibabadi said at the time.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.
    — Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of mines
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