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geyser

[gahy-zer, -ser, gee-zer] / ˈgaɪ zər, -sər, ˈgi zər /
NOUN
fountain
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Even the Old Faithful geyser becomes less faithful: its usually regular eruptions become harder to predict.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

On Dec. 7, 2023, the Railroad Commission was notified that water was leaking through a well about a mile away from the first geyser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

Another one gave way in rural Yancey County last week, sending a geyser dozens of feet into the air.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

An unusually large eruption of a geyser at Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin occurred Tuesday, sending parkgoers running for cover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Vomit threatened Jerry’s throat, a nauseous geyser he could barely hold down.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

One possible example is Triton, Neptune's largest moon, where NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft observed geysers erupting from the surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Those lucky few had the steaming geysers, multicolored hot springs and bubbling mudpots all to themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

A buildup in pressure across the region is propelling wastewater up ancient wellbores, birthing geysers that can cost millions of dollars to clean up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

An air district inspector also witnessed geysers of liquid waste bursting onto the surface and white smoke venting from large cracks spreading across the reaction area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

He left the geysers then, and they waded through water up to their ankles, then calves, then knees.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack


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