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basks

  • present tense form
    of bask (3rd person singular).
    bask
    verb (used without object)
    to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth.

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While Guy basks in professional success, Rosemary begins to wilt, enduring intense pain and flashbacks to a nightmare she had on the night of conception.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

Nearby, his signature Soliarc Chaise Lounge basks in the sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

In a flurry of plucked and orchestral strings, Caroline Rose affirms her love by ruling out other possibilities, then basks in wordless choral ecstasy.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

After the nerve-shredding 12-11 win by the Springboks - the side's famous nickname - those day-to-day issues can be put to one side for a while as the nation basks in the afterglow of victory.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023

He grins at me as he basks in it.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton