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sinkhole

noun

Definition of sinkhole

as in basin

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Recent Examples of sinkhole The sinkhole, located in the driveway of a home on the 31600 block of Sea Level Drive near Point Lechuza, didn't expand overnight as erosion slowed. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 In Malibu, where big waves were pounding the shore, the driveway of a beachfront home that sits on pylons collapsed into a sinkhole Tuesday morning, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The driveway in front of the Oscar-winning actor's oceanfront home collapsed, creating a sinkhole. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The Malibu sinkhole opened up along the sand in the 31600 block of Sea Level Drive East. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sinkhole

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Noun

The samples could also provide evidence about how the basin formed and evolved.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Their straight lines ran roughshod across natural drainage basins, leaving some tracts unirrigated.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

By mid-morning, deep puddles still dotted the miles long pathway.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Rheinstädter is using the Planet Simulator to figure out how to get those puddle parts to complexify themselves and, in particular, assemble into RNA.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of puddle

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Landscape architect Nathan Browning completed the picture, enveloping the property in a canopy of palms and shaping its garden and pool into a lush, secluded retreat.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Inside this mine, a bubbling pool releases nearly pure hydrogen gas into the air.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pool

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