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Recent Examples of basket
Bria Hartley #14 of the Connecticut Sun drives to the basket during the game against the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on June 27, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
The key is a broad, flat basket—and dual heating elements on top and bottom.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 11 July 2025
The Duchess of Sussex carried a basket in the video, while Lilibet accessorized with her own handy tote: a rainbow purse.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 June 2025
On a table sat a basket of walnuts and, for nutcrackers, two pairs of pliers.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
The key is a broad, flat basket—and dual heating elements on top and bottom.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 11 July 2025
The Duchess of Sussex carried a basket in the video, while Lilibet accessorized with her own handy tote: a rainbow purse.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 June 2025
On a table sat a basket of walnuts and, for nutcrackers, two pairs of pliers.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
Noun
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But the stranger pulled a large ax from the trunk of her vehicle, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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And the parents who will retrieve their colorful trunks, but not their girls.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Store garbage cans and compost bins away from doors, decks, and other living spaces.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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At a stall selling avocados, the vender took highly specific requests, sorting through his bins for specimens of varying size and ripeness.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The Roadrunner is built to be launched out of its own packing crate; before the test flight, the engineers placed one of those crates in the scrub, as tumbleweeds skittered by.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Crate Cover This crate cover provides privacy, security and creates a cozy atmosphere to help reduce anxious behaviors like barking and chewing. Crate Pad This machine-washable crate pad functions as a mattress but can double as a dog bed.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Water had few microplastic particles, no matter the packaging, about 4.5 per liter in glass bottles and 1.6 per liter in plastic bottles or cartons.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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With consumers scrambling to buy eggs, some retailers are limiting how many cartons customers can buy.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Pizza boxes have been known to advertise movies, TV shows and athletic competitions.—
Miguel Legoas,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Jewelry boxes typically offer the most organization, with smaller compartments to hold earrings and slots to store your rings.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Over two years of regular use, this versatile bag has taken a beating, but doesn’t show it thanks to its thick, water-repellent fabric that’s easy to spot clean.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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In fact, one reviewer purchased a previous iteration of this bag and came back almost two decades later to buy it again.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
Noun
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It was followed by a video of casket being lowered into the ground.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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That means planning practices for the flag and casket teams for the July 11 funeral and standing guard by Corder's body.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Two games later, Higashioka was packing up his locker and heading into free agency on the steam of a career-high 17 homers.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The most traumatic episode happened when a bully named Matt stabbed him in the neck in a hallway outside his locker between classes, opening a small cut where Griffin's neck met his shoulder.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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