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as in cellar
a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground
we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter
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as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work
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Recent Examples of basement
The emails, some of them paragraphs long, proved their son had lived anything but an isolated and unfulfilled life in his basement bedroom.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Corners in your office, basement, porch, or even a hallway could also work.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Valencia saw its heaviest rainfall in 28 years with people caught off guard and trapped in basements and lower floors of buildings.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Known for their long, spindly legs, cellar spiders often create messy, cobweb-style webs in basements or crawlspaces.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Corners in your office, basement, porch, or even a hallway could also work.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Valencia saw its heaviest rainfall in 28 years with people caught off guard and trapped in basements and lower floors of buildings.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Known for their long, spindly legs, cellar spiders often create messy, cobweb-style webs in basements or crawlspaces.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basement
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What’s unique is how it’s split across three levels: the water level for boats; the upper pavement level for pedestrians; and the central middle level, which houses Utrecht’s wharf cellars, many of which have been transformed into atmospheric bankside cafes, bars, and restaurants.Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
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After finishing in the league’s cellar in 3-point shooting for three straight seasons, the Bulls are committed to taking significantly more attempts from behind the arc this year.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Galaxy and Revolution were both at the bottom of the league table when Arena took over.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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In the basement, Reiss had the floor of the kitchen dug out three and a half feet to gain height for the ceiling.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
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Our office is just 1,000 feet from Howelsen Hill Ski Area and its summer trail network, half a mile from the Spring Creek Trailhead, which connects to the Continental Divide, and only three miles from the Steamboat Springs Ski Resort.Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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After Trump’s resounding victory in the Republican primary, the question was whether Trump would enter a downward spiral of grievance, intolerance, xenophobia, and conspiracy theorizing or try to broaden his base with a positive focus on economic growth and national strength.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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The increase was due to a larger asset base and higher yields on investments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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