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as in cellars
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 feet
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 basements
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
They’re filmed in unfinished basements or drafty garages; mothers wear bulky winter coats over pajamas, their hair sometimes appearing unwashed, their desperation for a moment alone palpable.
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Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Inspect bathrooms, laundry rooms, basements, window frames, and other moisture-prone areas for signs of mildew or mold growth.
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Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
Carriers install power-hungry routers, complex repeaters, and expensive base stations just to push the signal into hard-to-reach places like basements, factories, or long corridors.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Twenty-one of the residences will have the primary bedroom on the first floor, and none of the homes will contain basements.
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Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Star-Telegram Weather Bot,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
They’re filmed in unfinished basements or drafty garages; mothers wear bulky winter coats over pajamas, their hair sometimes appearing unwashed, their desperation for a moment alone palpable.
—
Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—
Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Inspect bathrooms, laundry rooms, basements, window frames, and other moisture-prone areas for signs of mildew or mold growth.
—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
Carriers install power-hungry routers, complex repeaters, and expensive base stations just to push the signal into hard-to-reach places like basements, factories, or long corridors.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Twenty-one of the residences will have the primary bedroom on the first floor, and none of the homes will contain basements.
—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basements
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In addition to critics, collectors are going big on the 2023 vintage, with many adding significant numbers of bottles to their cellars.
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As a travel writer, my time there has stretched from Paris streets to Burgundy cellars, from slow days in Provence to coastal stretches along the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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Using strobes and a long exposure time to allow the maximum amount of available light to hit his lens, Cooley snags about 50 shots of the 20-foot-tall tree, which stands vigil over a street where nearly all the homes burned.
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Firefighters, meanwhile, quickly contained the blaze to a 10-by-10-foot area.
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Their hybrid style anchors the two opposing aesthetics, and doesn’t look totally out of place next to the activewear bottoms, rather than loafers.
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The leg-lengthening bottoms exude sophistication and instantly upgrade any summer outfit.
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Are the foundations laid in 1776 and 1789 still strong enough and sound enough to resist the tremors of our times?
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But there are many plants that are fast-growing yet sized right for foundations.
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“Basements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basements. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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