as in resting
to refrain from labor or exertion
we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday
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Recent Examples of basking
Markets are basking in the glow of a positive earnings season so far.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
A week after detailing the mishap, LAM and its employees have been basking in its virality.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
But this being Maine, exploring the woods and waters and basking in the beauty of the landscapes should also be high on your list.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
But instead of kicking back and basking in her legacy, she’s been hard at work advocating for structural changes that would better support all women—whether athletes or not—in the workplace.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Beyoncé is basking in the fruits of her labor and recently traveled to Paris to celebrate the launch of her American whiskey brand SirDavis.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
A week after detailing the mishap, LAM and its employees have been basking in its virality.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
But this being Maine, exploring the woods and waters and basking in the beauty of the landscapes should also be high on your list.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
But instead of kicking back and basking in her legacy, she’s been hard at work advocating for structural changes that would better support all women—whether athletes or not—in the workplace.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Beyoncé is basking in the fruits of her labor and recently traveled to Paris to celebrate the launch of her American whiskey brand SirDavis.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Basking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basking. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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