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puddle

noun

ˈpə-dᵊl

Definition of puddle

as in pool

a small often deep body of water splashing in the puddles on the way home from the bus stop

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Recent Examples of puddle About a mile away, Sharon Crouch, 76, drove a minivan down a winding road, where puddles of water submerged parts of Centenary Road. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026 While delicious from the beginning, creating a filling that was sturdy enough to slice and stand on its own without weeping away into a puddle proved challenging. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026 My Old Ass was sparked by watching my daughter splash in a puddle. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Some of it had escaped through a gash in her shin, forming a small gray-pink puddle by her ankle that gave off an astringent smell. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for puddle

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pool

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When Marie Cloutier stayed at a budget-friendly hotel in Massachusetts during a conference, the hotel pool was located in a ground-floor atrium at the center of the property where everyone could see — and hear — it.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
The two were the only ones in the photos in which they were captured appearing to hold hands, hug, and, in one instance, sit in a pool together.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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