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Recent Examples of cistern
Where a cistern once hid beneath the floor to collect rainwater, an outdoor pool now glimmers.
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Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The hotel also has a cistern that's used to hold recycled water for public restrooms.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 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
There are more than 200 underground cisterns to store backup water.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
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Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The hotel also has a cistern that's used to hold recycled water for public restrooms.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 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
There are more than 200 underground cisterns to store backup water.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cistern
Noun
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Other highlights include a living room sporting a wood-burning stove, a dining area that connects to a kitchen outfitted with open shelving and stainless appliances, and a bath equipped with a porcelain tub.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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During a conversation with Entertainment Weekly's Awardist podcast, the Frankenstein star reflects on the infamous bathtub scene in Emerald Fennell's 2023 thriller, which saw Oliver (Barry Keoghan) slurp up bathwater after secretly witnessing Felix (Elordi) masturbate in the tub.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This design has a subtle Tuscan influence in its shape, perfect for a big vat of minestrone.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a corner of the nearly 5,000-square-foot facility, two men are squeezing vats of Key limes as if they were born to juice.—
Nila Do Simon,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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