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basking

VERB

lie in sunlight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laze loll lounge relax sunbathe

STRONG

sun

WEAK

swim in toast oneself warm oneself

Antonyms

WEAK

cover hide

VERB

lie in glory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indulge relish revel savor

STRONG

enjoy luxuriate rollick wallow welter

WEAK

delight in derive pleasure take comfort take pleasure

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate

WEAK

cover hide

Example Sentences

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Shares could also basking in the glow of the major cybersecurity conference CyberArk Impact 2026, she said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The team combined these findings, including data from massive basking sharks weighing up to 3.5 tonnes, with hundreds of laboratory measurements from smaller species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Stocks, after all, are still basking in the glow of one of the biggest bull markets in history, having returned an average of 14% a year over the past decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

While basking in the adoration of Chiefs fans for perhaps the last time on Christmas Day, tight end Travis Kelce moved up to No. 9 on the all-time NFL receiving list.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

At the Nobel award ceremony in Berkeley, Kamen was still basking in the glory of having demonstrated, once again, the spectacular capabilities of the cyclotron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik