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basks

  • present tense form of bask (3rd person singular).

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For all his talk of how draining the job is - and that much is beyond dispute - he clearly basks in it.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Like the woodpeckers, it is adapted to open-canopied longleaf forests, where it basks in the sun, feeds on herbaceous plants and digs deep burrows in the sandy soil.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023

He smiles and basks in the cheers and attention lavished upon him.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton