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Recent Examples of cistern
The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Their contractor installed a collection system on their metal roof, a 26,000-gallon underground cistern in the yard, and treatment modes including filtration, ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
So, additionally, archaeologists uncovered what might be the first water cistern of its kind in Ireland.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Their contractor installed a collection system on their metal roof, a 26,000-gallon underground cistern in the yard, and treatment modes including filtration, ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
So, additionally, archaeologists uncovered what might be the first water cistern of its kind in Ireland.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cistern
Noun
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The Italian marble bathrooms have plush towels, Maison Francis Kurkdjian products, and (in all except the entry level rooms), both a deep soaking waterfall tub and separate shower.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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According to the plea agreement, Iwamasa filled a syringe with ketamine and administered it to Perry while the actor was in or near the tub.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The agave is baked in brick ovens, crushed with a tahona, fermented in wooden vats, and then distilled in small copper pot stills.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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After a long ride to Maryland in a honey vat, Garth is able to sneak Daisy back inside the school with only a demerit for smoking.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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