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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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2
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
Although many swales and basins remain verdant with Bermuda grass, which is easier to maintain, there’s a growing push to use native vegetation for runoff control.
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Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Rickey is shown driving back to Sacramento, but the actual location is Agua Dulce Canyon Road, a few miles north of the L.A. basin and well south of the capital city.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The cramped cells are equipped with tiered metal bunks without mattresses, two basins for washing, and two open toilets.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
West Virginia sits atop the Marcellus Shale basin, which holds 141 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Rickey is shown driving back to Sacramento, but the actual location is Agua Dulce Canyon Road, a few miles north of the L.A. basin and well south of the capital city.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The cramped cells are equipped with tiered metal bunks without mattresses, two basins for washing, and two open toilets.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
West Virginia sits atop the Marcellus Shale basin, which holds 141 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basin
Noun
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Gently mix ground beef, bacon, egg, onion, panko, chili powder, garlic, pepper, 1/2 cup of the cheese, 1 tablespoon of the chipotle chiles, 1 tablespoon of the Worcestershire, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a large bowl until combined.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Who doesn’t love a fresh set of stacking bowls with lids?—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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Multiple rooms in the house also feature floor-to-ceiling windows, giving sweeping views of the rolling mountains and valleys.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Between 24 and seven million years ago, shifting tectonic plates caused to alps to rise up and caused the collapse of the valley floor, allowing water from the Mediterranean to enter.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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Gather around the fire pit or treat yourself to a relaxing soak in the hot tub under a decorative arbor and enjoy the privacy and tranquility of the surroundings illuminated by custom lighting.—
Monica Lander,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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After a long day of adventuring, reconvene in the hot tub to let the hot jets pummel away your aches and pains.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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Up and down pit road, many crew chiefs anticipated a race where tire conservation would be the primary difference between winning and losing.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Larson stayed out, and Blaney won the race off pit road.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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The most common single-use plastic items included food wrappers, bottles, bottle caps/rings, cigarette butts, wipes, and fragments.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Towering mounds of textiles sprawl across the terrain, with some garments—price tags still intact—entangled among plastic bags, bottles, and other waste.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Essentially, each state gets its own bucket, noted Dr. Mujeeb Basit, a modeling expert on disease spread who wasn’t involved with the new research.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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Funds to prevent people from becoming homeless, for example, are spread over all three buckets of money.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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This scenic gorge captivates in winter, when water rushing over the vertical cliff walls freezes into a silent, crystal cathedral of blue-and-white icicles.—
Lisa Kadane,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
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Visitors can get a great tour of the park via the 83-mile scenic drive that offers stunning views of the river and its gorge around every twist and turn of the three-hour journey.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Basin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basin. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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