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basins

noun

plural of basin
1
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 The deal also brought together a portfolio than now includes the Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Powder River basins, among others. — David Faber, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 The aqueduct seemed to make the city’s founding river not just obsolete but dangerous, so construction began on catch basins, dams and reservoirs. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 The new study, however, hypothesizes that shell direction is not itself an adaptive response, but rather is an accidental marker of a significant evolutionary event that starts in a small subpopulation and then sweeps across vast ocean basins. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026 More than half of the reservoirs technically compatible with gas-injection flooding sit within Texas and the broader Gulf Coast region, encompassing onshore basins and offshore fields. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 So far, the hurricane center has named 14 storms in the eastern and central Pacific basins, including four hurricanes. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 As modern trade ships grow larger to increase efficiency when transporting goods, the Port of Oakland’s turning basins have become small in comparison. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 Gleaming marble basins filled with floating flowers sit comfortably with antique stone tubs that used to hold olive oil back in the day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 His father Rudy Valazquez also said improved conditions like deeper basins in the lake can help more fish survive the winter. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basins
  1. bowls
  2. valleys
  3. bottles
  4. pits
  5. tubs
  6. ravines
  7. buckets
  8. troughs
Noun
  • The menu also lists protein shakes, matcha, coffee and smoothies as well as acai bowls, sandwiches and breakfast bowls.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The picnic set is composed of a wicker picnic basket, dining plates, soup bowls, utensils and four glasses in thermoplastic resin.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of bowls
Noun
  • The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In places at low to moderate risk of fire, along the edges of flat valleys and lazy hills, growth in the FAIR Plan is ballooning, and it is being used to underwrite new suburban development.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of valleys
Noun
  • And, of course, there are more gunfights and suspense sequences, including with champagne bottles as blunt weapons for Knightley in her second-season return.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But at the very top end, the market continues to produce extraordinary results for bottles with exceptional rarity and provenance.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • This is just one of many parts of the course that were absolutely torn up, including an area just off the 1st green where a couple of thousand runners turned areas into mud pits.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Commanders directed operations and communicated with higher command, drivers negotiated bridges, water pits, and craters, and gunners identified targets considered the greatest threat.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of pits
Noun
  • All-in-one plunge tubs are complete systems that include a dedicated tub along with integrated cooling, water circulation, filtration and temperature controls.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Select between standard and custom tubs and know whether the tub will be used for soaking, kids, or quick showers.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of tubs
Noun
  • Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Lake Overstreet has about five miles of multi-use trails through live oaks (a northern Florida staple), hills and ravines surrounding a secluded 144-acre lake.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ravines
Noun
  • The culprits are Aedes aegypti, primarily daytime biters that thrive in urban and suburban areas and breed in flowerpots, buckets and other smaller containers, said Steve Harrison, manager of Orange County Mosquito Control.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • It’s funded through Texas’ insurance and franchise tax buckets.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of buckets
Noun
  • Trotter’s team had prepped the property with water troughs and alfalfa hay, which drew in the animals.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The strength of the polar vortex is vulnerable to the large ridges and troughs that form in lower levels of the atmosphere and influence how the jet stream moves.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of troughs

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“Basins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basins. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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