swimming pool

noun

Definition of swimming poolnext
as in pool

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Recent Examples of swimming pool Inside are 11 bedrooms and nine bathrooms, along with several living areas, a library, a historic chapel, and a billiard room; outside are expansive terraces and a large swimming pool. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 As an example, someone who is spending a steamy-hot Saturday afternoon in their swimming pool may be facing potential risks. — Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 The resort has its own waterpark with a freeform swimming pool, baby pool, two-story slide, and lazy river. — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The 16,000-square-foot mansion located at 3 Carlton Gardens boasts a spa and indoor swimming pool, as well as a historic backstory, having previously served as Charles de Gaulle’s wartime headquarters. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swimming pool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimming pool
  1. pool
  2. well
  3. puddle
  4. lake
  5. water hole
  6. pond
  7. billabong
Noun
  • The Ohio estate has features that Swift appears to fancy — a grand staircase, an elegant dining room (with a butler’s pantry) for entertaining and a pool.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Depending on the format, communities can include club facilities, pools, gathering areas, fitness centers, business space and scheduled programming.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • The court on Sunday granted that request, halting authorization to use water from a new well until the legal fight is concluded.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Petoskey Michigan Autumn in Petoskey arrives like a slow-burning sunrise, stretching from late September well into October thanks to the moderating effect of Lake Michigan.
    — Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • When rain puddles and settles around a house, or worse, in the basement, don’t wait.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Rain leaves behind standing water in puddles and containers, which female mosquitoes use to lay eggs.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • The lake is also the second-smallest Great Lake by volume, holding about 393 cubic miles of water, according to the National Museum of the Great Lakes.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Rescue efforts were still ramping up Friday when a swollen glacial lake in the mountains upstream from the affected area, dammed up by debris and filling with meltwater, raised concerns of a possible new inundation looming.
    — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • One of the reasons the water hole has been so favored is because radio waves in this frequency range are not absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There were about 50 of them and they were strung out over a wide, grassy plain near a water hole.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of water hole
Noun
  • Officials said runoff entered a storm drain and a nearby pond, raising environmental concerns.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • It was removed from the pond by firefighters before being taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Farmington for an autopsy.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pond
Noun
  • Sonia Namarnyilk layered three stencils to print complex patterns of mermaid-like water spirits, their fluid, bright orange undulations interspersed with playful turtles and rippling billabong plants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
  • The plants and creatures were fossilized when iron-rich groundwater drained into a billabong, or water hole.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
Definition of billabong

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“Swimming pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimming%20pool. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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