as in rests
to refrain from labor or exertion
we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday
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Recent Examples of basks
The Central Valley city basks in around 265 days of sunshine.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026
Like this Earth sign, this recurring float basks in abundance and is deliciously on-brand with the Thanksgiving staple.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
The city basks in these last few bursts of exterior life before the plummeting temperatures send everyone too deep inside their overcoats and into their apartments for anyone to do much looking around at each other.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026
Like this Earth sign, this recurring float basks in abundance and is deliciously on-brand with the Thanksgiving staple.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
The city basks in these last few bursts of exterior life before the plummeting temperatures send everyone too deep inside their overcoats and into their apartments for anyone to do much looking around at each other.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basks
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Mike understands that energy is the foundation on which everything else rests, from process uptime to jobs and regional stability.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the end, no bicameral or parallel governing structure emerged, and power now rests solely with the prime minister and the cabinet, a fact Saint-Cyr acknowledged in his speech.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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House Bill 267 relaxes funding restrictions to the State Housing Initiatives Program, known as SHIP, which provides local governments with money to promote housing affordability for residents.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Néfissa relaxes with all generations of her sprawling family.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Basks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basks. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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