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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
In August 2015, Einstein hired a contractor named Greg Hall (no relation to Sheriff Daron Hall) to build him a 200-square foot storage unit in a basement at the complex.
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Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
In one sequence, an art teacher has transformed a basement into a colorful studio for students learning to paint and draw.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
In the basement, investigators found Arnold’s blood, according to prosecutors.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025
Per the incident report, Levin’s family members were right upstairs while he was being beaten and choked in the basement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
In one sequence, an art teacher has transformed a basement into a colorful studio for students learning to paint and draw.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
In the basement, investigators found Arnold’s blood, according to prosecutors.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025
Per the incident report, Levin’s family members were right upstairs while he was being beaten and choked in the basement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for basement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basement
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In the cellar, technology is utilized in respect of the grapes and vintage, while safeguarding energy consumption.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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After eight years of living on that mountaintop, tending the vines and working side by side with Patterson in the cellar to shepherd the wines in the Mount Eden style, Chin now holds the title of winemaker at Mount Eden Vineyards.—
Laura Ness,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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At the bottom of Instacart’s rankings are arrabiata (.9%), spicy tomato (.1%) and puttanesca (.02%).—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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If the bottom falls out of, say, the Chinese real-estate market—among the largest asset classes in the world—the entire global economy could totter.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Critics have questioned this medical exemption, particularly as Trump later could not recall which foot had the condition.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Surveillance camera video shows someone in a hoodie — and more than half a dozen dogs — leaving the scene by foot and paw.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Another community member sought answers after learning a relative had been flown to an ICE facility on the naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba – only after seeing his name listed in The New York Times.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Our research suggests that the company’s variable cost base is quite small, roughly 20% of total operating expenses.—
StockStory Team,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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