Synonyms for reservoir
ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə-reser·voir

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1. reservoirnoun

   a large or extra supply of something

   "a reservoir of talent"

   Synonyms:
   man-made lake, artificial lake, source

2. reservoir, artificial lake, man-made lakenoun

   lake used to store water for community use

   Synonyms:
   man-made lake, artificial lake, source

3. reservoirnoun

   tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)

   Synonyms:
   man-made lake, artificial lake, source

4. reservoir, sourcenoun

   anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

   "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"

   Synonyms:
   origin, beginning, generator, author, informant, rootage, root, artificial lake, seed, reference, source, germ, man-made lake

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1. • Lake
   • Supply
   • Tank
   • Thing

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1. reservoirnoun

   Synonyms:
   basin, cistern, tank

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1. List of paraphrases for "reservoir":

   tank, reservoirs, container, shell, deposit, pool, tanks, warehouse, cistern, depot, bulb, repository, beaker, forebay

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1. Anthony Fauci:

   I am not convinced about that, I think we should continue to investigate what went on in China until we continue to find out to the best of our ability what happened, certainly, the people who investigated it say it likely was the emergence from an animal reservoir that then infected individuals, but it could have been something else, and we need to find that out. So, you know, that's the reason why I said I'm perfectly in favor of any investigation that looks into the origin of the virus.

2. Hejiu Hui:

   We found a new mechanism that solar-wind hydrogen can diffuse into the glass beads and thus identified a new water reservoir on the Moon, on the other hand, impact glass beads are distributed in the regolith globally on the Moon. Therefore, the impact glass beads can be replenished with water on the Moon’s surface and can sustain the lunar surface water cycle.

3. The Leviathan partners:

   The Leviathan partners welcome the court's decision to lift the temporary restraining order and allow us to begin flowing gas from the Leviathan reservoir.

4. Doug Hollies:

   This expertise does not exist yet. Reservoir models are still being proven for thermal processes.

5. President Obama:

   Presuming a reservoir of goodness in other people, that can be a risk, and there will be times when the process will disappoint you.