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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 hotel spa includes a hammam, gravitational tub, sauna, and salt wall, all of which are ensconced among Roman ruins.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Perry, who had a history of drug abuse and addiction, was found dead in the hot tub of his Pacific Palisades home from acute effects of the drug.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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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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Upon arriving at the scene, officials determined that methyl methacrylate, a volatile liquid used to make plastic, was leaking out of a 34,000-gallon vat.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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