as in basement
a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground
an amazing array of interesting things were found in the cellar of the old house
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Recent Examples of cellar
Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Shipments include six total bottles, two of each selection, so members have one to enjoy now and one to cellar for savoring at a later date.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Nets Preview Is Brooklyn destined for the cellar?
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Structured enough to cellar, but irresistible right now.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Shipments include six total bottles, two of each selection, so members have one to enjoy now and one to cellar for savoring at a later date.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
Verb
This marbled glass cellar, in my favorite moody mix of rust and olive, is smaller than the Bee House, but the swirly colors bring me so much joy with every lid lift and pinch.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Nets Preview Is Brooklyn destined for the cellar?
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cellar
Noun
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Throughout his years working in post-production, Costantini had accumulated more and more hard drives, which had begun to clutter his bookshelves and gather dust in his basement.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Born in Lille, France, to an Algerian mother and French father, Vanhee grew up listening to garage rock and scouring flea markets for one-off looks.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s also a separate two-bedroom lodge on-site, plus garages for seven cars.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Sushi dinners and speedier shopping The desire for both convenience and cheaper food options has been a boon to warehouse clubs in recent years.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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For now, Orbbec’s clients in the robotics space are mostly service bot makers, including China’s Pudu Robotics and Gausium, which specialize in cleaning bots, as well as patient care bots company Robocare and warehouse bot manufacturer Twinny from South Korea.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Tang Wing, a collaboration with the architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle, will also house rotating special exhibitions, requiring blank canvases of sorts.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The team performed the measurements using the JYFLTRAP double-Penning trap, which is a world-class instrument housed in the university’s accelerator laboratory.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cellar. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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