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a point or place at which something is invented or provided
regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity
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Recent Examples of fountains
Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The broken fountains have been something of a poster child for the federal government’s neglect of parkland in the city.
—Olivia George, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2026
Plans call for concrete paving, artificial turf, shade structures, drinking fountains, dog park boulders and log agility equipment, fencing, new plants and irrigation.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
The Silverthorne castle is built by hand, using sprayed and dripped water to form towering blue pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces, and ice slides.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
There’s also a new nighttime show around Adventure Bay coming to the park, complete with water screens, fountains, and drones.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Sustained high fountains of lava flowed from Mount Kilauea’s two vents, according to the USGS.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
Champagne fountains, fireworks and extravagant floral displays aren’t the only experiences that brides want to create.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
For places where water can’t be drained, like ponds and fountains, use mosquito dunks or bits that contain bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, BTI, a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae but is harmless to pets, birds and other wildlife.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Added as part of the upgrades, Splashaway Bay, the childrens’ water park complete with water cannons, slides, and fountains, was a huge hit with my two kids, as was the trio of Perfect Storm waterslides.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountains
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Whenever using space heaters in a bathroom or kitchen, take all precautions to reduce the risk of electric shock whether that's positioning your heater away from water sources like sinks and showers.—
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Plot details are under wraps, though sources tell us this is a cop film.—
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Trish coined the nickname, which is funny because Cannon never spouts off.—
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Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.—
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Married couples shared a bed, and one of their younger children might sleep with them, though infants had cradles.—
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In the photos, Travis can be seen down on one knee as Swift cradles his face in the sweet moment.—
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Wilson gushes about Adebayo on Good Morning America.—
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Daphne Nestled among the seafood joints and pub-grub eateries is this little farm-to-table outfit that DePledge gushes over.—
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During the public hearing, commissioners and people in the audience expressed concerns on how the data center complex will impact water availability where many rely on wells.—
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The other is using aquifer storage and recovery wells, which can both pump groundwater out and inject surface water back in, effectively turning underground basins into a savings account for drier periods.—
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Their Riverhouse Cruises, with and without diners being served, depending on the occasion, will take in the beauty of the general area and sights along the way will include Gillette Castle, Haddam springs, the Swing Bridge, Goodspeed Musicals (Goodspeed Opera House).—
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Mike Fiebig, southwest river protection director for the nonprofit American Rivers, told Outside that, although the CECs were found in small amounts, the findings are concerning for animals that depend on the springs, especially frogs and salamanders.—
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More fundamentally, the Christian nationalism that courses through Project 2025 has been somewhat eclipsed by other priorities.—
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Some of the boxes for its store-brand items have near identical colors and fonts as the competing product from national labels.—
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Modern systems manage fonts automatically, and browsers update themselves.—
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“Fountains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountains. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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