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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 basement included shelves and storage rooms with survival preparations that included canned and non-perishable food and water.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Working with exhibition designer Cécile Degos, Anderson transformed Gagosian’s storefront space into a veritable life-size Cornell box, inviting visitors into Cornell’s studio in the basement of his family’s home on Utopia Parkway in Queens.
—Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Massachusetts has seen a slight improvement in maintaining residents, but the Bay State remains stuck in the nation’s basement for one-way U-Haul customer transactions.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Nearby, in a packed room in the basement of the Capitol Building, another January 6 rioter sat before a panel of House Democrats convened to mark the grim anniversary of the attack.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Working with exhibition designer Cécile Degos, Anderson transformed Gagosian’s storefront space into a veritable life-size Cornell box, inviting visitors into Cornell’s studio in the basement of his family’s home on Utopia Parkway in Queens.
—Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Massachusetts has seen a slight improvement in maintaining residents, but the Bay State remains stuck in the nation’s basement for one-way U-Haul customer transactions.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Nearby, in a packed room in the basement of the Capitol Building, another January 6 rioter sat before a panel of House Democrats convened to mark the grim anniversary of the attack.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basement
Noun
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The cellar included an art studio open to all.—
Will Ellis,
Curbed,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Stars are looking to avenge last week’s 4-3 loss to the Blackhawks, who are currently one of the cellar-dwellers of the Western Conference.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Butter crocks are designed with an air-tight seal and a separate space to store water at the bottom that prevents air from reaching the butter, which can lead to spoiling.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sockwell Circulator Moderate Graduated Compression Sock Sockwell is a popular compression sock brand, known for its special modular compression zones, targeting four areas of your feet, ankles, and legs for optimal support.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Pacers were without Isaiah Jackson (concussion), Bennedict Mathurin (right thumb sprain), Obi Toppin (right foot stress fracture) and Tyrese Haliburton (right Achilles tendon tear).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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For me, this means quickly going over them with acetone and then applying a base coat, two color coats, and a top coat.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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And the base has vanilla bean absolute from Madagascar, mixed with benzoin resinoid and cistus absolute.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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