wellspring
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Certainly there is a wry truth to Picasso’s opinion on artistic progress writ large, yet Ms. Chan is also persuasive in saying that new creativity springs from the same ancient wellspring Picasso was talking about.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Murnau, a village in the Bavarian Alps about 45 miles from Munich, became Münter’s wellspring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
"Make no mistake, Erivo remains a powerhouse, with pipes that shake the heavens and a wellspring of unforced emotional intensity that never runs dry."
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
Angela’s vivid mood swings are a wellspring of entertainment; Tommy associates her phone number with an orchestral ringtone that sounds like a horror movie jump scare.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
For many kids, the Net isn’t alienation, but its alternative; it’s their intellectual, social, cultural, and political wellspring.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
