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as in bowl
a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing
They washed their clothes in a basin.
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as in valley
a depressed or sunken area of land
The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands.
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Recent Examples of basin
Whorton spends the winter monitoring snowpack in river basins around the state.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Burelli also warned the policy shift could transform Venezuela into a laundering hub for illicit gold from across the Amazon basin, with miners from Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Suriname channeling production through Venezuelan networks before reaching global buyers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
One place on the Moon that stood out to the Artemis II astronauts was Ohm crater, a nearly 40-mile-wide basin on the lunar far side.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Colorado State did not make a prediction about the eastern Pacific season, but El Niños tend to increase activity in that basin.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Burelli also warned the policy shift could transform Venezuela into a laundering hub for illicit gold from across the Amazon basin, with miners from Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Suriname channeling production through Venezuelan networks before reaching global buyers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
One place on the Moon that stood out to the Artemis II astronauts was Ohm crater, a nearly 40-mile-wide basin on the lunar far side.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Colorado State did not make a prediction about the eastern Pacific season, but El Niños tend to increase activity in that basin.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basin
Noun
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Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl; season with freshly ground pepper.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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On the side, a bowl of macaroni ($10) oozes with a thick, sweet butternut squash-cashew cheese sauce.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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This site, the former capital of the Cherokee Nation, sits in a green valley carved by the confluence of Georgia's Coosawattee and Conasauga rivers.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Frost is possible in river valleys and rural areas of northern Missouri.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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Drain the soapy water and refill the tub with clean, lukewarm water.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
22 Apr. 2026
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The card reader requires a little technical know-how to fix, and there's a chance fixing that pump will require a special part, but filling a plastic tub with water?—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The new picture also captures shadowy fractures and pits that hint at large volumes of water ice still buried beneath the surface, as well as numerous impact craters surrounded by the detritus of their own explosive formation.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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The show operates a remote pit, meaning a majority of the musicians playing the music live are not in the theatre or under the stage in the traditional orchestra pit.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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It’s understood that there’s nothing more difficult than being a successful editor, therapist, or author, even with a stash of pill bottles in a wicker basket beside an opulent floral arrangement.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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At the core of Porta is a temperature control system designed to adapt to the specific wine bottle housed inside.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was found hours later, barely alive and with a fractured skull, having been brutally raped and left for dead in one of the park’s ravines.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Avalanche cleanup crew brought out shovels and buckets to clean up the fragments from the LA bench.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Try to avoid letting water collect in flower pots, buckets, tarps and children’s toys.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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The island’s eastern region of Lasithi is home to dramatic gorges, small mountain villages, Europe’s largest natural palm forest—and fewer crowds.—
Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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The key location of Rambla de Barrachina, a spectacular gorge in the Aragón province of Teruel, bares more than just a resemblance to Morocco’s picturesque landscape.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Basin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basin. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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