Thesaurus results for LAKE

lake

noun

Definition of lake

as in pond

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 lake Sharing the rooftop with Watr, the pool setting is enchanting, surrounded by gleaming high-rises and overlooking the lake. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026 Parker's iPhone was found by a dive team in a lake around four miles from her home. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Her car was found the following day with the decal for her tanning business scraped off the window, and her cellphone was recovered from a lake south of Orlando, according to police. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 As the male assassin finds her and nearly drowns her in a lake, River catches up to the scene in time to save her, and the episode shifts to accommodate the romantic chemistry that’s been simmering between them since the series premiere. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lake

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The South Portico faces the pond known as the Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, but has not been a way in or out at any point since the building has been the Museum of Science and Industry — which will celebrate its centennial in 2033.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Regularly maintaining our city’s creeks and pond depths should be done.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pond

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The second team will cut a trail through the island's jungle, connecting the landing site to the southern side of the lagoon.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 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 lagoon

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In the show’s two-hour series premiere, host Alan Cumming welcomed 22 appropriately bloodthirsty competitors to his Scottish castle and immediately threw them into the deep end of the loch.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of loch

Noun

Construction on the reservoir is expected to begin in 2028 with the project slated for completion between 2031 and 2032.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Additional precipitation in one part of the state does not necessarily translate into meaningful gains for every river basin or reservoir.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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