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as in cellars
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 feet
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 basements
The fast-moving storm prompted warnings for residents to take shelter, but few people have basements in the area.
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
Meteorologist Dalton Behringer also recommended that San Francisco and Bay Area residents take as much cover as possible in the event of a tornado, although many homes in the area typically do not have basements.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Advisories included elevating items in basements and low-lying areas prone to water intrusion.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Members of Syria's White Helmets group search for hidden basements today at the Saydnaya prison in Damascus.
—Seyed Ismail Nafeesa, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Additional costs are associated with those regular floods, from preventive measures like lining basements, paying higher insurance premiums, and running sump pumps nonstop, all of which are harder to quantify and analyze at a bigger scale.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Insulate Pipes Pipes in basements and crawl spaces can be susceptible to freezing in very cold weather.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Besides the occasional random spider that scuttles indoors, some spiders can live in out-of-the-way spots in your home, such as along ceilings or in basements and behind clutter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Get rid of clutter in spare rooms, basements, and attics.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
Meteorologist Dalton Behringer also recommended that San Francisco and Bay Area residents take as much cover as possible in the event of a tornado, although many homes in the area typically do not have basements.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Advisories included elevating items in basements and low-lying areas prone to water intrusion.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Members of Syria's White Helmets group search for hidden basements today at the Saydnaya prison in Damascus.
—Seyed Ismail Nafeesa, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Additional costs are associated with those regular floods, from preventive measures like lining basements, paying higher insurance premiums, and running sump pumps nonstop, all of which are harder to quantify and analyze at a bigger scale.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Insulate Pipes Pipes in basements and crawl spaces can be susceptible to freezing in very cold weather.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Besides the occasional random spider that scuttles indoors, some spiders can live in out-of-the-way spots in your home, such as along ceilings or in basements and behind clutter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Get rid of clutter in spare rooms, basements, and attics.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basements
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Bake in oven until bottoms and edges are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating baking sheets between top and bottom racks halfway through.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Stone tops/bottoms Let a pillow princess live!Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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Public Works Director Chuck Wiley said the city lost 125 feet of privacy fence at Prairie Grove Aquatic Park and the privacy fence for the chemical distribution center located inside the water park.Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Here are the 13 bills Biden has vetoed since stepping foot in the White House. BIDEN TO USE LAME-DUCK SESSION TO ‘TRUMP-PROOF’ LEGACY 1.Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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Institutions depend on mutual trust, and if the United States flouts the rules, others may follow suit—eroding the foundations of global cooperation.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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The castle's foundations date back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Basements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basements. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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