1
as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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as in repository
an abundant source
a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town
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Recent Examples of wellspring
But Kealoha offers Lilo a wellspring of sadness and aching loneliness just beneath the surface of her more impish qualities.
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EW.com, 20 May 2025
The wellspring of that innovation is very often U.S. research universities.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
But to prevent the trade from becoming merely a partial-season rental of Ozuna, the Marlins would likely insist on dipping into the Braves' wellspring of pitching prospects.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
By valuing the strengths of all generations, businesses and institutions can tap a wellspring of experience, cultivate stronger pipelines and redefine leadership for an aging world.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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EW.com, 20 May 2025
The wellspring of that innovation is very often U.S. research universities.
—L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
But to prevent the trade from becoming merely a partial-season rental of Ozuna, the Marlins would likely insist on dipping into the Braves' wellspring of pitching prospects.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
By valuing the strengths of all generations, businesses and institutions can tap a wellspring of experience, cultivate stronger pipelines and redefine leadership for an aging world.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellspring
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The senior bonus deduction, Watson points out, applies to any source of taxable income that a taxpayer who is 65 or older has and may not necessarily eliminate all tax on Social Security benefits.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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One anonymous source donated 40 units, but since then, White said, there have been few, if any, such offerings.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Officials with the auditor general point to the lack of a central repository for such contracts and bills and a shortage of staff to conduct the audits.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Recognizing the crucial role of images in branding, Joel and his team started creating a repository of visual delights tailored specifically for the supermarket industry, which became PreparedFoodPhotos.com.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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When the handset was resting on the cradle, the line was closed.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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To borrow from Walt Whitman, the Mooch is out of the cradle, endlessly rocking.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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With the University of Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten's University of Indiana just a two-hour drive away, Louisville college sports reporting was a gold mine for Bozich.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
4 July 2025
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In the postwar boom, marketers discovered that teenagers, once just smaller versions of their parents, were suddenly an untapped gold mine: flush with allowance money, free time, and a hunger to define themselves against Mom and Dad's polite swing records.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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The park also features large reflecting pools, rustic furnishings, fountains, urns, statuary, artificial ponds for fish and foul, a deer park, orchards, fields and more.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Detroit Metro Airport Travelers loved the fountain that looked like a flight map ExpressTram and other people movers helped fliers get around 9.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2025
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellspring. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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