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as in cellar
a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground
we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter
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as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work
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The emails, some of them paragraphs long, proved their son had lived anything but an isolated and unfulfilled life in his basement bedroom.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Corners in your office, basement, porch, or even a hallway could also work.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Valencia saw its heaviest rainfall in 28 years with people caught off guard and trapped in basements and lower floors of buildings.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Known for their long, spindly legs, cellar spiders often create messy, cobweb-style webs in basements or crawlspaces.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Corners in your office, basement, porch, or even a hallway could also work.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Valencia saw its heaviest rainfall in 28 years with people caught off guard and trapped in basements and lower floors of buildings.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Known for their long, spindly legs, cellar spiders often create messy, cobweb-style webs in basements or crawlspaces.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Based on the web's construction and the shed exoskeleton visible in the upper left, the spider responsible was likely a cellar spider.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Of course, John’s doubts immediately begin to fuel an obsessive curiosity about the verboten cellar, especially once it’s learned that Emmett’s own family disappeared from the premises long ago, and other occupants since fled after curiously brief residencies.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Galaxy and Revolution were both at the bottom of the league table when Arena took over.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Structures include a main home, a detached guesthouse, and separate staff quarters—for a combined total of 16 bedrooms and 27 baths in 50,000 square feet.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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In the Inland Empire, where logistics had been king over the last five years, conversations that were once about jockeying for the best price per square foot have turned into careful discussions on structuring deals that create longer-term value.Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 26 Oct. 2024
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After Trump’s resounding victory in the Republican primary, the question was whether Trump would enter a downward spiral of grievance, intolerance, xenophobia, and conspiracy theorizing or try to broaden his base with a positive focus on economic growth and national strength.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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This holiday version of the tasty treat tweaks the mousse flavoring and cookie base.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basement. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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