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as in bowls
a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing
They washed their clothes in a basin.
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as in valleys
a depressed or sunken area of land
The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands.
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Recent Examples of basins
Visitors in search of flush toilets and wash basins can find them at the visitors center and the immigration station; they’re also reported at other building installations on the island.
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Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
How a state agency keeps water basins full One especially troubling sign of aridification is out of sight but, at least in Arizona, not out of mind.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The basins have agreed on how to calculate the natural flow — which is the amount of water that would be in the river without any human intervention.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Dependence on specific water basins, groundwater rules, trade policies, labor costs and input prices such as fertilizer or energy can all influence outcomes.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the New York subway hasn’t slept since 1904, and service-suspending waterfalls are becoming more common in every downpour, as platform vents become catchment basins and flash floods gush down the stairs.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
For two months, crews worked and were able to install stormwater drainage structures, catch basins, manholes and pipes along the two roads.
—Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This fish, with its striking gold scales and red eyes, was found in the Savannah and Santee River basins.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
These names are selected by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which maintains six alphabetical lists of names each for the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins and uses one list per year in a six-year cycle.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
How a state agency keeps water basins full One especially troubling sign of aridification is out of sight but, at least in Arizona, not out of mind.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The basins have agreed on how to calculate the natural flow — which is the amount of water that would be in the river without any human intervention.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Dependence on specific water basins, groundwater rules, trade policies, labor costs and input prices such as fertilizer or energy can all influence outcomes.
—Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the New York subway hasn’t slept since 1904, and service-suspending waterfalls are becoming more common in every downpour, as platform vents become catchment basins and flash floods gush down the stairs.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
For two months, crews worked and were able to install stormwater drainage structures, catch basins, manholes and pipes along the two roads.
—Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This fish, with its striking gold scales and red eyes, was found in the Savannah and Santee River basins.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
These names are selected by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which maintains six alphabetical lists of names each for the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins and uses one list per year in a six-year cycle.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basins
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Between dives at Prime Scuba Ishigaki, you’ll be served hot mushroom curry rice, beef bowls reminiscent of Yoshinoya, and steaming soup—proof that even on the water, Ishigaki takes its food seriously.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The kitchen section also has some other gorgeous melamine finds, like this serving platter and these cereal bowls.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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The body feathers in Figure 2 are the hills and valleys between Maunder Minimum and Modern Maximum.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Forecasters say the marine layer is likely to spread to the inland foothills and valleys, cooling areas like Escondido, where the high is predicted to be 80 on Tuesday, 76 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 79 on Friday.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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This one is made with clear pockets and slots to put your bottles into.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Malcolm was right there waiting for me out by the pool, with three bottles of champagne in a party cooler.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Firefighters are working to extinguish hotspots, burning tree stumps, and hot ash pits to ensure there is no threat to containment lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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To mine the site, Perpetua would operate across three open pits and use cyanide for processing next to the East Fork South Fork Salmon River.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The tracks led north and east now, angling and twisting through the timber, across ravines and small draws, avoiding parks and passes, heading generally into the wind.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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Kahleah Copper and Satou Sabally are inside-out buckets, too.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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These buckets last a really long time from Home Depot.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Over time, the powerful current carved out massive gorges and canyons, including the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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The journey runs the entire length of Australia from south to north, covering 1,851 miles and traversing dramatic gorges and curious rock formations of the ancient mountains of the Flinders Ranges.—
Alesandra Dubin,
AFAR Media,
25 Aug. 2025
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This effect is amplified by the natural asymmetry of sea waves – their crests are typically sharper and steeper than their flatter troughs.—
Francesco Fedele,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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The hadal zone is primarily comprised of oceanic trenches and troughs — some of the deepest and least explored environments on Earth.—
Marlowe Starling,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Basins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basins. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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