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as in bowl
a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing
They washed their clothes in a basin.
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as in valley
a depressed or sunken area of land
The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands.
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Recent Examples of basin
Seemingly connected to a deep trough, this lava is similar in color to that of the Caloris basin and the Borealis Planitia further to its north.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Back then, some parts of the basin were surrounded by citrus orchards, and fires in the mountains would burn out in the orchards before reaching homes.
—Jon Keeley, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Smoke is forecast to engulf most of the Los Angeles basin.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Still, severe drought is only affecting around 6% of the state, mainly in the fringes of the Colorado River basin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Back then, some parts of the basin were surrounded by citrus orchards, and fires in the mountains would burn out in the orchards before reaching homes.
—Jon Keeley, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Smoke is forecast to engulf most of the Los Angeles basin.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Still, severe drought is only affecting around 6% of the state, mainly in the fringes of the Colorado River basin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basin
Noun
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Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Make rice mixture: Whisk together cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, rice, milk, parsley, onion soup mix, mustard, salt, pepper, and 1 cup of the cheese in a large bowl.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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The eatery held five pots of broth at room temperature for more than four hours, the report detailed. Mussels and a bowl of raw beef were thawing at unsafe temperatures on a prep table.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Jan. 2025
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Sandy and gravelly soils predominate on the valley floors, providing excellent drainage for the vines.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Winds could gust up to 70 mph in the mountains and 50 mph along the coast and in the valleys, the NWS says.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Relish in the large bath with double sinks, a soaking tub and a separate stall shower.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
12 Jan. 2025
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Slip beneath the wash plate (the central piece at the bottom of the tub).—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Little ones can frolic in the Snow Bounce room or in a pit of fake snowballs in the Northern Lights section, where representations of the aurora borealis drift above.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Tens of thousands exposed in Iraq, Afghanistan Disposing of trash in open-air burn pits was a common practice, especially at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, which together burned trash in more than 270 pits in 2010, according to an estimate by the U.S. Defense Department's Central Command.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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The award winner was matured in Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Sherry quarter casks to create a unique bottle of scotch.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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It came assembled in the box with one washable mop head and spray bottle already attached, making setup nice and easy.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.—
Virginia Iglesias,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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Two Modular Air Fire Fighting System units were being deployed from the California and Nevada National Guards, and 10 Navy helicopters with water buckets were en route from San Diego, according to the White House.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Pentagon is also contributing 10 Navy helicopters equipped with water delivery buckets to bolster aerial firefighting operations.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Sheltered between the 4-meter high, 2.5-meter wide walls and the 60-meter-deep gorges, people built dugout houses, then later aboveground stone ones, along with stone animal pens and other buildings.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
9 Jan. 2025
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At least 13 people were killed and 28 injured after a bus filled with tourists plummeted down a 160-foot gorge in Colombia.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Basin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basin. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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