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Recent Examples of cistern
The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.
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Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Their contractor installed a collection system on their metal roof, a 26,000-gallon underground cistern in the yard, and treatment modes including filtration, ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis.
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Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
So, additionally, archaeologists uncovered what might be the first water cistern of its kind in Ireland.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Their contractor installed a collection system on their metal roof, a 26,000-gallon underground cistern in the yard, and treatment modes including filtration, ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis.
—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
So, additionally, archaeologists uncovered what might be the first water cistern of its kind in Ireland.
—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cistern
Noun
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The bathroom, with a rain shower, copper fixtures, a large soaking tub, and a mosaic of natural gray stone, felt sumptuous and modern.
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At the rear of the second floor is the primary suite, which has a large walk-in closet and another beautiful bathroom featuring a six-foot soaking tub with a custom glass surround.
Noun
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Catherine Roque is fermenting in concrete eggs at Mas d'Alezon, and the Cauvys at Domaine Cauvy are moving the same way, while the Vidal-Dumoulin family at Château de La Liquière is known for a gentle, low-intervention approach across some sixty parcel-by-parcel vats.
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Grapes are fermented in oak vats for about two weeks, and the resulting wine is aged for three years in American and French oak barrels.
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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