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Recent Examples of cistern
Connect downspout cisterns either above or below ground.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
In Todi, descend into Roman cisterns beneath the piazza—an ancient, echoing world few ever see.
—Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Louisville had a system of cisterns and wells by 1823, an official history of the city's fire department shows.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025
Where a cistern once hid beneath the floor to collect rainwater, an outdoor pool now glimmers.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
In Todi, descend into Roman cisterns beneath the piazza—an ancient, echoing world few ever see.
—Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Louisville had a system of cisterns and wells by 1823, an official history of the city's fire department shows.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025
Where a cistern once hid beneath the floor to collect rainwater, an outdoor pool now glimmers.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cistern
Noun
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Tired of dealing with hair clogging your tub and shower drain?—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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At its centre sat a deep porcelain tub, crowned by a celestial Bvlgari mosaic.—
Vicki Power,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Behind every bottle of bourbon are vats of waste materials.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
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Instead my body felt like a vat of acid.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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