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Recent Examples of cistern
For more water, install barrels at each downspout, connect several rain barrels together, or go for a larger cistern.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Flakes were borne onto the deserted train station and decommissioned cisterns.
—Nathan Fields, The New York Review of Books, 3 July 2025
Kelsey created a water storage cistern made out of a strip of tarp and rocks.
Douglas, meanwhile, scored mega bushcraft points for building his own water storage unit out of a massive agave root.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
Before the city worked to add a floating cover on the Santa Ynez reservoir to improve water quality and security, city officials added a cistern at the Pacific Palisades Reservoir where firefighters could land a helicopter to refill their supply.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Flakes were borne onto the deserted train station and decommissioned cisterns.
—Nathan Fields, The New York Review of Books, 3 July 2025
Kelsey created a water storage cistern made out of a strip of tarp and rocks.
Douglas, meanwhile, scored mega bushcraft points for building his own water storage unit out of a massive agave root.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
Before the city worked to add a floating cover on the Santa Ynez reservoir to improve water quality and security, city officials added a cistern at the Pacific Palisades Reservoir where firefighters could land a helicopter to refill their supply.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cistern
Noun
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Spend your rest day alternating between the hot tub, sauna, and its two pools.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Two roomy walk-in closets could accommodate wardrobes much more extensive than ours; fresh flowers and a huge soaking tub made our suite feel like a Ritz-Carlton.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The property includes a 4,900-square-foot hatchery, 550 outdoor vats, and a modern home with a pool.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Covered in concrete and lost to time for decades, the vats were rediscovered and excavated in 2016 within a building that hugs the Kentucky River.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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