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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
The company celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year, and brought out some of its creators on stage that have broken through the pop culture zeitgeist to emphasize the evolution of the creator economy from kids in their basements to billion-dollar studios.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Far from the cameras, in a colorless room in the basement of London’s 11 Cavendish Square townhouse on Tuesday, ITV chairman Andrew Cosslett was similarly squirming in the face of questioning, with less comical results.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2025
The floors here are white oak, and the railing along the staircase continues up to the second level and down to the basement.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Also, run a dehumidifier to keep your basement or crawl space dry, and apply mold-resistant paints, materials, and cleaners to curb mold and mildew growth.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Far from the cameras, in a colorless room in the basement of London’s 11 Cavendish Square townhouse on Tuesday, ITV chairman Andrew Cosslett was similarly squirming in the face of questioning, with less comical results.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2025
The floors here are white oak, and the railing along the staircase continues up to the second level and down to the basement.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Also, run a dehumidifier to keep your basement or crawl space dry, and apply mold-resistant paints, materials, and cleaners to curb mold and mildew growth.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basement
Noun
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Prices are retail at the cellar door, converted to U.S. dollars.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The organization continues to set high standards of quality that involve evaluation of the vineyard, harvest practices, vinification, cellar management, bottling, labeling, and storage procedures.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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Matthias Rietschel | Reuters Shares of Volkswagen were down 5% at 8:36 a.m. in London on Monday, taking the German carmaker to the bottom of the regional Stoxx 600 index.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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And an outright bad host (see the bottom) can make the 90-minute show seem interminable and out of touch.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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More than a quarter (26%) of the 1.2 million annual road traffic deaths occur among people moving by foot (21%) or bicycle (5%), yet 80% of the world’s roads don’t meet pedestrian safety standards and less than 1% have cycle lanes.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Since January, his powers have been weakened by fatigue and a foot injury.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Focus on keeping your feet shoulder-width apart to provide a solid base of support.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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The rest of the installment was apparently taken after it was sawed off from its base at the ankles.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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