1
as in bowl
a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing
They washed their clothes in a basin.
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as in valley
a depressed or sunken area of land
The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands.
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Recent Examples of basin
Then transfer your down comforter from your large basin or washing machine to the dryer, adding in a couple of tennis balls or wool balls on low heat.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
In the next few years, the trees continued to be planted around the basin and other areas.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
As hydrocarbons are a finite resource, extraction within a basin ultimately reaches an upper limit, known as the total recoverable amount, and then levels off.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Draper Lunar Lander headed for the moon’s Schrödinger basin on the lunar far side.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
In the next few years, the trees continued to be planted around the basin and other areas.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
As hydrocarbons are a finite resource, extraction within a basin ultimately reaches an upper limit, known as the total recoverable amount, and then levels off.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Draper Lunar Lander headed for the moon’s Schrödinger basin on the lunar far side.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basin
Noun
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With the more common design, the work bowl has a big hole in the bottom in order to fit over the spindle.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
21 Mar. 2025
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Most of these proteins can be swapped into bowls, sandwiches and rolls, with a couple of exceptions.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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Then on Sunday, the weather will shift further east and into the middle Mississippi Valley and portions of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, AccuWeather said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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The player recovery center has two built in hot and cold tubs, a cryo-chamber, infrared sauna, massage therapy room, mental health and wellness space, and an on-site doctor’s office with X-ray capabilities.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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The pedestal tub and capiz-shell light fixture present equally sophisticated silhouettes in modern profiles and materials.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tsunoda’s front wing was damaged by Lap 47, forcing him to pit.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Warm weather is on its way, and unwinding around swimming pools and fire pits is so much more enjoyable with comfy, sturdy outdoor seating to kick back in.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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Manufactured objects — plastic bottles, ballpoint pens, concrete buildings, teabags, wind turbines, cell phones, T-shirts, aluminum cans — outweigh the living world and will form distinctive, if sometimes hard to interpret, clues to our existence.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Event highlights Include: tastings from each culinary team; a complimentary happy hour; sip stations; live music by guitarist Craig Smith; and a chance to grab a mystery bottle of wine valued at $30+ for just $25 at the Wine Wall hosted by Modest Wine of Winter Park.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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Baboons respond with sharp warning cries that echo through the ravine.—
Julia Eskins,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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McCollum lives and dies with every bucket, every rebound, every bounce of the ball.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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With their All-Star captain sidelined due to a right ankle sprain, buckets have come fewer and further between.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Thrill seekers and novice hikers alike will get the best views of the gorge, river, and waterfalls from the 80-foot-high suspension bridge.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Murphy proved her adventurous spirit in Zimbabwe, taking on the gorge swing — a 70-meter free fall over the Zambezi River at Victoria Falls.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Basin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basin. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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