as in rested
to refrain from labor or exertion
we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday
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Recent Examples of basked
In my two to three hours at the bagel shop, I was basked in nostalgia.
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Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The Virginia show was among those scaled back from stadiums, but nary a seat or speck of grass went empty at the 20,000-capacity venue as millennials basked in nostalgia and their kids learned the definition of magnetism.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
True to form, when my sons were in first grade, the advanced readers basked in the blue group, middle readers were relegated to the yellow group, the sucky readers sentenced to red.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere on the property, Lopez basked in the sun.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Over the course of 40 years or so, Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa basked in the peacefulness that Santa Fe, New Mexico, has to offer.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The gig saved her from a downward spiral but also relegated her to the shadows, as her brothers basked in the sunlight of their windowed top-floor offices.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
There was not the same quality of opposition, but given what was at stake, the riotous procession of four uninterrupted goals basked the ground in belief.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Not so long ago, Taiwan basked in seemingly boundless, bipartisan support in Washington, where the island has long been regarded as a valiant democratic partner against China.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The Virginia show was among those scaled back from stadiums, but nary a seat or speck of grass went empty at the 20,000-capacity venue as millennials basked in nostalgia and their kids learned the definition of magnetism.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
True to form, when my sons were in first grade, the advanced readers basked in the blue group, middle readers were relegated to the yellow group, the sucky readers sentenced to red.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere on the property, Lopez basked in the sun.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Over the course of 40 years or so, Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa basked in the peacefulness that Santa Fe, New Mexico, has to offer.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The gig saved her from a downward spiral but also relegated her to the shadows, as her brothers basked in the sunlight of their windowed top-floor offices.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
There was not the same quality of opposition, but given what was at stake, the riotous procession of four uninterrupted goals basked the ground in belief.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Not so long ago, Taiwan basked in seemingly boundless, bipartisan support in Washington, where the island has long been regarded as a valiant democratic partner against China.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basked
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The argument in favor of the approval rested on a couple of points.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s appeal has always rested on his ability to blur the two, leading many commentators to use Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death to make sense of his rise.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ododos Soft Wide-leg Pants The legs are loose and relaxed with pleats, which give the pants a chic look.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Sep. 2025
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The best time is when you’re relaxed.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Basked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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