Australian
as in pool
a small often deep body of water taking a break from our trek through the outback, we bathed our tired feet in the still waters of a billabong

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Recent Examples of billabong Sonia Namarnyilk layered three stencils to print complex patterns of mermaid-like water spirits, their fluid, bright orange undulations interspersed with playful turtles and rippling billabong plants. Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022 Fifteen million years ago, a river carved through the jungle, leaving an oxbow lake (known as a billabong in Australia) in its wake at McGraths Flat. New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022 As iron-rich runoff from nearby basalt mountains seeped into the billabong, the pool’s low pH caused the iron to precipitate and encase the organic material. New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022 The plants and creatures were fossilized when iron-rich groundwater drained into a billabong, or water hole. Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022 Recreation in the summer shrinks to barbecues, swimming in the billabong, and drinking stubbies, or bottles of beer, on Big Red under the stars. Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2016
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  • But health insurers are typically doing the bidding of the employer who hires them or the government that pays them to administer a pool of money, which are premiums paid by consumers, taxpayers, workers or employers.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Although facial recognition software has come a long way in the past two decades, Duffey said, the image is likely not clear enough to get a reasonably small pool of matches.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • This Ugg style is made with a suede upper and a platform sole — great for rainy destinations where the streets may be wet and full of puddles.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
  • There are also puddle lamps, an optional tow hook, and, of course, special Manthey branding.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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  • Winter weather and storm warnings and advisories have been issued in different parts of nine states, as heavy lake snow continues to hit.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • On lazy days, there’s plenty of room to roll up the doors, admire the lake, and take a nap.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024

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“Billabong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billabong. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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