pools 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of pool
as in puddles
a small often deep body of water a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping

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pools

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of pool
1
as in staffs
a body of persons at work or available for work a large pool of applicants for the summer internship

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2
as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline

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3
as in deposits
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets

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4
as in funds
the total of the bets at stake at one time two coworkers split last week's football pool

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pools

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of pool
as in stacks

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Recent Examples of pools
Noun
Alongside the under-14s’ triumph, the under-15s won the Premier League International Tournament, showing the age-group-wide talent pools Newcastle now possess. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Dreamed up by Soho House founder Nick Jones, The Ned has nine restaurants, 15 bars, a spa, two pools and a members’ club. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 The Deloitte Numbers The Deloitte report’s $566 billion high-growth scenario breaks down into two value pools. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 My favorite thing to do any time of year is soak in the six thermal pools at family-friendly Astoria Hot Springs. — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Full club access Access to group fitness classes, indoor pools and recovery amenities — saunas, steam rooms. — Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 These pests munch gardens, poop in pools, snap at pets and occasionally knock down power lines. — Alex Harris august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Il San Pietro di Positano and Le Sirenuse provide guests with all sorts of luxurious amenities—private beach clubs, chic pools, hands-on cultural experiences—as well as some of the best views of the Amalfi Coast. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 The next morning, the officers’ bodies are found, beheaded, lying in pools of their own blood. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pools
  1. puddles
  2. staffs
  3. supplies
  4. deposits
  5. funds
  6. stacks
  7. workforces
  8. inventories
Noun
  • The drainage system had to empty the pool in less than 24 hours without leaving puddles.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These tiny insects lay their eggs in small puddles of standing water indoors and out.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of puddles
Noun
  • In Dolphins @ Raiders, new coaching staffs bring Miami's aggressive 4-3 D-line against Kirk Cousins' pocket needs, contrasting with the Raiders' transitioning 3-4.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Significant layoffs by companies in Silicon Valley and San Francisco played a role in the reversal in the rankings, with New York companies in the finance and AI sectors bulking up their staffs.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of staffs
Noun
  • Guidance includes carrying ample water and supplies, checking road and weather conditions in advance and taking an alternative means of communication, such as a satellite communicator or emergency beacon.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • It is generally recommended to stock up on supplies that will last you anywhere between three days and a week.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplies
Noun
  • An underwriter is not simply adding up deposits and calling it a day.
    — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The remains were unearthed from 324-million-year-old Late Mississippian deposits in the Tesnus Formation of western Texas.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of deposits
Noun
  • Why private credit may avoid a ‘crisis-apocalypse’ Blackstone’s scale attracts outsized scrutiny, and investors’ attempts to pull money from its private credit funds earlier this year made headline news.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • About half of the capital funds will go toward replacing two fire engines and adding a new one, while the rest will be used to purchase new equipment for the department.
    — Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of funds
Verb
  • This technique, known as lucky imaging, records short video clips at high frame rates to freeze fleeting moments of steady air, then stacks the sharpest frames into one crisp photo.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Samsung's zHBM, shown at the FMS conference last week, stacks memory directly on the accelerator to multiply effective bandwidth.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of stacks
Noun
  • Now, advanced and sophisticated products are helping growing companies extend the impact of their existing workforces in ways that previously weren’t realistically attainable.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The companies with the most resilient workforces have made investment in employee trajectory a structural commitment, not a line item that disappears when headcount pressure arrives.
    — Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of workforces
Noun
  • As crude inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drain toward their operational limits, America is left, armed with just 300 million barrels.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Missile inventories cannot refill instantly because the underlying network was never built for sudden, sustained high-volume demand.
    — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of inventories

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“Pools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pools. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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