as in basic
of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
many students lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic
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Recent Examples of basal
None are toxic, but check for hollow single stems, milky sap and a basal rosette before any of it hits your cutting board.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
With spasmodic dysphonia, the area of your brain responsible for involuntary muscle movement, called the basal ganglia, is affected.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Researchers had study participants take Awiqli or daily basal insulin.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Mar. 2026
My father had basal skin cancer and my brother had it.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
With spasmodic dysphonia, the area of your brain responsible for involuntary muscle movement, called the basal ganglia, is affected.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Researchers had study participants take Awiqli or daily basal insulin.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Mar. 2026
My father had basal skin cancer and my brother had it.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basal
Adjective
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When asked for basic tips on booking a flight, Potter had two answers.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Users just need to tap the screen to monitor connection status in real time, switch VPN profiles, share Wi-Fi via a QR code and complete basic network configuration tasks.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Superintendent Wayne Walters said the Future Ready Facilities Plan is designed to create a more consistent experience by shifting to clearer elementary, middle and high school models and expanding access to art, music, STEM and world languages.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Even with some flaws, the Camp Snap 2 just might be the perfect camera for older elementary students and tweens, and earns our Editors' Choice award for its simplicity, low cost, and fun factor.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Together, the findings in chimpanzees and bonobos suggest a rudimentary form of syntax, the rules that govern word order in human language and give it flexibility and creativity.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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But those tells generally show up only in Claude’s most rudimentary outputs.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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The California Democrat was so unfamiliar to the incoming president that Biden badly mispronounced his name at an introductory news conference.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
31 May 2026
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Locke’s children’s book is an introductory lesson about gender-inclusive pronouns.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Most crypto tokens have an indirect relationship with the underlying platform activity, but hyperliquid is different.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
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The underlying legislation, also introduced by Meeks, who is the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, passed in a 226 to 195 vote.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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His concept of the collective unconscious, a universal element of the human mind connecting past and present, was fundamental to her understanding of images and the interconnected nature of ancient archetypes.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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The appointment arrives just ahead of the United Nations' International Day of Play on June 11, which highlights the importance of play as a fundamental right for children.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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“Basal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basal. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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