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Recent Examples of cistern
Brazil has built one million cisterns in its semiarid northeast to ensure adequate water supplies during extended dry seasons.
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Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
The ruins of ancient temples, roads, a harbor and a cistern for collecting rainwater lie near Turkey’s western coast.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Fill gullies, add mulch where it’s washed away, ensure downspouts are seated in rain barrels, cisterns, or daylight to spread water over the soil.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Of particular note: the intact Corinthian portico columns; the subterranean arched architecture, aqueduct and cistern system; and graffiti adorning merchant stalls believed to be more than 1,500 years old.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
The ruins of ancient temples, roads, a harbor and a cistern for collecting rainwater lie near Turkey’s western coast.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Fill gullies, add mulch where it’s washed away, ensure downspouts are seated in rain barrels, cisterns, or daylight to spread water over the soil.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Of particular note: the intact Corinthian portico columns; the subterranean arched architecture, aqueduct and cistern system; and graffiti adorning merchant stalls believed to be more than 1,500 years old.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cistern
Noun
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The bathroom, with a rain shower, copper fixtures, a large soaking tub, and a mosaic of natural gray stone, felt sumptuous and modern.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2025
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Those in search of luxury can stay in a five-star hotel, sleeping on a plush bed, soaking in a deep bath tub and lounging on a balcony with sweeping mountain views.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Burger King uses separate fryer vats for different food products.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2025
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Made from coffee beans, instant coffee goes through the same brewing process as ground coffee (beans are ground, brewed with hot water in a large vat), just on a much larger scale.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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