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lakes

NOUN

inland body of water

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basin lagoon pond pool reservoir

STRONG

creek loch mere millpond mouth sluice spring tarn

WEAK

inland sea lakelet

Example Sentences

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I’ve returned, spending time with friends, exploring neighborhoods, enjoying the parks and marveling at the lakes that seem to appear around every corner.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

This hidden landscape helps determine the location of subglacial basins and lakes and may affect the stability of regions of the Antarctic Ice Sheet that are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The recent warm spell brought thousands of people to coasts, lakes and rivers to cool down and have fun.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Many of Brazil’s estimated 1.2 million capybaras have migrated from their natural habitats, forests and grasslands along rivers and lakes, to cities.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

From each summit the panorama was sensational—for as far as the eye could see nothing but heavy green woods, denim-blue lakes, and lonely, undulant mountains.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson