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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
Officials will hold Mass as scheduled in the basement.
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Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
In his absence, City Council members voted unanimously to deny the appeal following a presentation from the city’s building department detailing numerous structural issues stemming from the basement construction project.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
There is an outdoor patio and a basement vault.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
From there, the gardeners start much of their garden from seed with grow lights in their basement.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026
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Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
In his absence, City Council members voted unanimously to deny the appeal following a presentation from the city’s building department detailing numerous structural issues stemming from the basement construction project.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
There is an outdoor patio and a basement vault.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
From there, the gardeners start much of their garden from seed with grow lights in their basement.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 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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Isolated by its beautiful, rugged mountains, West Virginia sits entirely within Appalachia and has long been listed at the bottom of a laundry list of failings, including poor health and a lack of education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dangerous shore break can throw a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck and back injuries.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Buxton had just descended some 130 feet from a hovering helicopter to help her.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Five days later, rescuers pulled one survivor from a depth of 985 feet.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
9 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 11 Apr. 2026.
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