as in to relax
to refrain from labor or exertion
we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday
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Recent Examples of bask
For now, Harris is mostly basking in the warm glow of supporters at events and fielding petitions from candidates seeking her support and circling up with the small team of advisers she’s kept with her as a civilian.
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Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026
Days are spent basking on the hotel's private plage, going for a swim when the mood suits.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
On its lip, a small snail is not only basking in the poison but converting it into a shell that is part iron.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The winners came dressed to impress and were eager to promote their projects and bask in the glory of being declared the best of the internet.
—Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026
Days are spent basking on the hotel's private plage, going for a swim when the mood suits.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
On its lip, a small snail is not only basking in the poison but converting it into a shell that is part iron.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The winners came dressed to impress and were eager to promote their projects and bask in the glory of being declared the best of the internet.
—Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bask
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Richards, who began relaxing her hair at 13-years-old, echoes this.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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The important thing with knowing the danger is to accept it and relax.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Eventually, your eyes come to rest on the hotel’s facade—an impressive grid of local stone and wooden louvers that is Urquiola’s ode to the oeuvre of Rationalist architect Giuseppe Terragni.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Bask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bask. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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