as in rests
to refrain from labor or exertion
we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday
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Recent Examples of basks
The Central Valley city basks in around 265 days of sunshine.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026
Like this Earth sign, this recurring float basks in abundance and is deliciously on-brand with the Thanksgiving staple.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
The city basks in these last few bursts of exterior life before the plummeting temperatures send everyone too deep inside their overcoats and into their apartments for anyone to do much looking around at each other.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026
Like this Earth sign, this recurring float basks in abundance and is deliciously on-brand with the Thanksgiving staple.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
The city basks in these last few bursts of exterior life before the plummeting temperatures send everyone too deep inside their overcoats and into their apartments for anyone to do much looking around at each other.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basks
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Of course, all of this discussion rests on the belief that contractual prohibitions are the load-bearing factor for preventing an AI system from being used for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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His advice largely unheeded, state party Chairman Rusty Hicks on Thursday said the fate of a Democratic victory now rests squarely on the gubernatorial candidates who flouted him.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Rising Star in Beverly Hills Gable relaxes on the veranda of his new Beverly Hills rental home in this 1931 photo, which accompanied an article in Screenland magazine.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the clip, Megan relaxes on a hotel bed wearing a long, bombshell-blonde wig in the most divine blend of honeyed shades, styled in lush, loose waves by her hairstylist Kellon Deryck.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Basks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basks. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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