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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
Start by dripping faucets in unheated spaces like the basement or garage.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Shadow then landed in the basement, and the pair managed to silence the ravens.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The Mavericks practice at the training facility, but game-morning shootarounds usually are held across the highway at AAC, where there also is a basement practice court that gets utilized.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
The couple's then-4-year-old daughter was in the house at the time of the killings, in the basement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Shadow then landed in the basement, and the pair managed to silence the ravens.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The Mavericks practice at the training facility, but game-morning shootarounds usually are held across the highway at AAC, where there also is a basement practice court that gets utilized.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
The couple's then-4-year-old daughter was in the house at the time of the killings, in the basement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basement
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Only cellar-dwelling Notre Dame (5-18-3, 1-13) sits worse than Minnesota and OSU in the Big Ten.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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All the more remarkable then, that the 1899 lay forgotten for years in a cellar, before eventually ending up on Soo Hoo’s table.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Warming up meals in a toaster oven likewise results in uneven heating, with the top portion getting dried or burnt and the middle part ending up lukewarm if the element is located on the top – the reverse is true if the element is on the bottom.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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This petite, chic travel jewelry case keeps necklaces untangled, prevents rings from drifting to the bottom of her carry-on, and secures earring posts from bending or breaking.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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The helicopter crashed about 50 feet from a BNSF Railway line and spread debris across the tracks, according to the railway.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Cloud, a 400-foot tall spherical structure, was also a finalist for a special observation deck at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Feb. 2026
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Albacete’s training ground — a facility expected to serve as a base camp for a national team during the 2030 World Cup that will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco — is surrounded by the fields of wheat, vines and olive trees that characterise the region.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Space Launch System rocket's mobile launch platform is equipped with two tail service masts, large side-by-side structures at the base of rocket that house propellant lines leading to pull-away umbilical assemblies on a side of the booster's engine compartment.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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