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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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Her son Noah, 7, saw his baby sister dead in the tub and ran.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Reset offers three tiers of rooms, distinguished by their outdoor layouts (all patios feature a firepit, but only some have the outdoor tub), bed size (queen or king), and view (mountain view versus interior-facing).—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
11 Jan. 2026
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 12 Jan. 2026.
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