as in pool
a small often deep body of water splashing in the puddles on the way home from the bus stop

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Recent Examples of puddle These best-selling rain boots are just $40 right now and are made with a waterproof rubber shell and have a low platform sole that raises you out of puddles. Clint Davis, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025 The chalkboard menu leans homestyle Japanese: plump mussels steamed with sake, grilled onigiri in a puddle of dashi, a warming monkfish hot pot. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 Truly, there’s nothing like accidentally submerging your foot in a mystery puddle to suck the fun out of the remainder of your day. Hannah Singleton, SELF, 1 Apr. 2025 Pamela’s was already using liquid eggs, and the cook started pouring puddles of the stuff onto the hot griddle. H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puddle

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“Puddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puddle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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