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as in cellar
a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground
we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter
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as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work
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Recent Examples of basement
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Shyboy comes from the Dallas team that owns chic lunch spot Mirador, sexy steakhouse Tango Room and basement cocktail bar Midnight Rambler.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday night to move out of the NBA basement.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Produced by Diablo Cody, Forbidden Fruits stars Reinhart, Tung, Pedretti, and Shipp as a group of Dallas saleswomen who form a coven in the basement of their clothing store.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Shyboy comes from the Dallas team that owns chic lunch spot Mirador, sexy steakhouse Tango Room and basement cocktail bar Midnight Rambler.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday night to move out of the NBA basement.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Produced by Diablo Cody, Forbidden Fruits stars Reinhart, Tung, Pedretti, and Shipp as a group of Dallas saleswomen who form a coven in the basement of their clothing store.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basement
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Sample it all at one of the hotel’s restaurants, pick up provisions at the adjoining gourmet shop, or head into the cellars for a private tasting, where sommeliers preside over more than 10,000 bottles, many of them rare.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Allow the rhizomes to cure for a couple of days, then store them in peat moss in a cool (40-50°F), dark place such as an unheated cellar, garage or crawlspace.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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But dating back even further to Monday’s home opener against the Twins, the bottom of the Royals’ order reached base safely in 12 straight plate appearances.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Blackhawks scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth, however, to grab the lead for good.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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In mid-April, MMCD staff will be working on foot and in the air across the Twin Cities, looking for trouble spots in marshes and wetlands.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Thursday’s liturgy recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at The Last Supper together before he was crucified.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Since 2023, a Sasquatch figure — similar to the one in the old Jack Link’s Beef Jerky ads — has appeared atop the Royals Hall of Fame in left field after Pasquantino reaches base.—
PJ Green
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six-plus innings, Shohei Ohtani extended his career-best on-base streak to 42 games and the Los Angeles Dodgers pushed their winning streak to five, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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