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puddle

[puhd-l] / ˈpʌd l /
NOUN
pool
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“If you’re trying to compact a mud puddle, it wouldn’t really compact, right?” he said at a trailhead off of Agoura Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Linda Kirby, a receptionist at Polly's Field Village in Deanery Hill in Braintree, Essex, said in June she reported a leak that tickles down Church Lane and forms a puddle next to Chantry Close.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

A broom tucked into a corner explains the unusual tidiness of the space, disturbed only by a glass bottle and a brown puddle in the middle of the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The result is crusty, chewy and deeply satisfying — exactly the kind of bread that begs for a puddle of olive oil and a sprinkle of flaky salt.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Water dribbled from them, cascading into a puddle at his feet.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Never fear; she’s also seen stomping through puddles, the hallmark of every strong-willed lady.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As access reopened mid-morning, AFP saw the blackened remains of several burnt-out cars along roads near Omis, some ringed by silver puddles of metal that had melted under the intense heat of the fires.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Don’t miss out on the shapes the lightning paints the clouds with because you’re too busy swimming in puddles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"It's raining like crazy," said V, splashing through puddles on the giant, 360-degree stage.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

She told us to pretend they were puddles.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Storm water still puddled on the street, with little drainage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2023

Video posted by a WTVF-TV reporter shows the water puddled up on the main floor’s concourse area and the team store.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

In this case, it was puddled onto a platter with some lime-spiked sour cream, then topped with grilled mushrooms and onions.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

As rain poured and puddled on the sideline at Ross-Ade Stadium, the Purdue mascot dared the cheerleader to jump into the water.

From Fox News ● Oct. 2, 2021

Perspiration puddled in the notch where Rosaleen’s collarbones came together.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Others, fabricated from translucent amber resin that has hardened to a glossy sheen, are low and horizontal, oozing and puddling across the floor like pools of blood or toxic spills.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024

"There have been numerous local measurements and theoretical discussions regarding the effects of water puddling on ice albedo," Kaczmarowski said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2024

I have no actual evidence of puddling editors, but no matter.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2021

“There’s plenty of puddling and stuff already,” he said, “so I just assume that we’re probably going to get a taste of what we had a couple weeks ago.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2017

“Yes you do, now go on, shoo, scat. 1 don’t want you puddling on the floor.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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