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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
Flooding of some crawl spaces and basements is possible with potential flooding of first-floors in residences and businesses near streams.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
So even though blooming is far better controlled, the Bravia 9 II is also able to populate mostly dark shots with much more intense brightness for stand-out bright dark scene highlights like the light reflecting off the glasses in Georgie’s dark basement in the opening sequence of It.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Deputies seeking confessions beat Shepherd and Irvin, both 22, and Greenlee, 16, in the basement of the county jail.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
So even though blooming is far better controlled, the Bravia 9 II is also able to populate mostly dark shots with much more intense brightness for stand-out bright dark scene highlights like the light reflecting off the glasses in Georgie’s dark basement in the opening sequence of It.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Deputies seeking confessions beat Shepherd and Irvin, both 22, and Greenlee, 16, in the basement of the county jail.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basement
Noun
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Chef Kuwakino led us through the snow cellar and the kitchen, and pointed out parts of the garden that were covered in snow in this season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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The New York Mets currently reside in the cellar of the National League East, with a record of 22-32.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The Rockies cut it to 6-1 on back-to-back doubles by Hunter Goodman and Troy Johnston in the fourth, but the Angels countered with Grissom’s two-run homer in the bottom of the inning for an 8-1 lead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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In the photos, Jenner accessorizes the pink bikini with a matching pink skirt with ruffles on the bottom.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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My feet were now the feet of a dead man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The home, built in 1956, has an interior space of 1,436 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The company’s shares are down 16% year to date as investors worry its businesses are being eaten up by competitors and that Copilot’s user base leaves a lot to be desired.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Under its Artemis campaign, NASA plans to use a series of both uncrewed and human moon landings to construct a $20 billion moon base near the lunar south pole, where astronauts can live and work indefinitely.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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