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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
In some buildings, the workers also clean, shovel snowy sidewalks and wrestle bins of refuse out of basements and alleys for pickup.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Radon is routinely found in basements, cellars or spaces in contact with the ground, with granitic-type soils often having a higher concentration.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Sump pumps, which help remove groundwater from basements, rely on electricity to operate.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Sometimes, one of the most entertaining parts of a performance is the audience — especially when the show has shimmied and elbowed its way up from open mics and crowded basements, gathering good will along the way.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
In this way, Bert and his wife Hiroko’s entire home, traditional Japanese farmhouse and the unique art that fills basements and attics exists in defiance of commercialism.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Potted plants can be brought into unheated garages or basements during cold snaps or buried in the ground, pot and all.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Radon is routinely found in basements, cellars or spaces in contact with the ground, with granitic-type soils often having a higher concentration.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Sump pumps, which help remove groundwater from basements, rely on electricity to operate.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Sometimes, one of the most entertaining parts of a performance is the audience — especially when the show has shimmied and elbowed its way up from open mics and crowded basements, gathering good will along the way.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
In this way, Bert and his wife Hiroko’s entire home, traditional Japanese farmhouse and the unique art that fills basements and attics exists in defiance of commercialism.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Potted plants can be brought into unheated garages or basements during cold snaps or buried in the ground, pot and all.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basements
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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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The staff are actually sommeliers, and stock the in-suite cellars based on guests’ favorite blends.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Colson Montgomery followed with a 440-foot home run to center field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Jeremiah Jackson singled and Weston Wilson walked to load the bases for Taveras, whose first career slam traveled 419 feet to center field.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen had two notable features—a big cast-iron woodstove on which everything was cooked, and a dishwasher that stood up like a blockhouse, designed to receive trays two feet by two with wire-mesh bottoms and sides four inches high.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Pick up these sneaky wide-leg sweatpants, which remind us of Stewart’s low-key bottoms.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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On this part of the map, a string of Trail of Tears museums, historic markers, burial grounds and broken stone foundations connect − all preserved so America doesn't forget the atrocities that happened along these routes.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Basements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basements. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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