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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 after the September 11 attacks (in which 15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia), Saudi dawa suddenly appeared as a dangerous force, a frightening wellspring of terrorism.
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Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2020
One potential wellspring of recruitment is incumbents who narrowly lost reelection.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
The Phoenix Symphony, founded in 1947, has been tapping into that wellspring power for decades through its moving concerts and performances.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
This includes California, with its two wellsprings of innovation, Silicon Valley and the Los Angeles–Orange County region, where entrepreneurship rates once soared above the national average.
—Robert Litan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
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Krithika Varagur, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2020
One potential wellspring of recruitment is incumbents who narrowly lost reelection.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
The Phoenix Symphony, founded in 1947, has been tapping into that wellspring power for decades through its moving concerts and performances.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
This includes California, with its two wellsprings of innovation, Silicon Valley and the Los Angeles–Orange County region, where entrepreneurship rates once soared above the national average.
—Robert Litan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellspring
Noun
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The enmity is partially driven by perception troubles, according to city, county and state sources.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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The document shows Patel drew income from an unusual range of sources — the Embassy of Qatar, Shein and a California company that rents out metal storage tanks.—
Brian Slodysko,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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There are over one million open-source models freely available on the Hugging Face open-source repository.—
Tom Wheeler,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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It has been posted on the paper repository site arXiv.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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From agricultural tools to industrial machines, from cradles to skyscrapers, our species has grown by learning, discarding, and rebuilding.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Paige Bueckers, watching from the bench with a knee injury, was gesturing with imaginary bow and arrow, imaginary rocking of the cradle, imaginary goggles.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2025
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At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said.—
Reuters,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Tour guide killed after elevator malfunctions underground in Colorado gold mine: Sheriff Once crews arrived on the scene, the teen's friends led rescuers to the victim.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Its white curves and misting fountains outside add something otherworldly to the earthy, adobe colors surrounding it, while the interiors are designed to reveal amazing displays as visitors make their way through the museum, floor by floor.—
Sunshine Flint,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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Above the pool outside my room, there’s a fountain depicting a gawking fish revealing yet more fish heads inside its mouth.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellspring. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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