variants
also basketsful
as in loads
a considerable amount
the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects
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Noun
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With catering, families can avoid the expense of purchasing and preparing large quantities of food, which can often go to waste.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024 -
But the mountains can’t make snow if temperatures aren’t cold enough, and natural snow has only been falling in large quantities later in the season in recent years at many resorts, according Andria Huskinson, communication and public relations manager at Solitude.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The fire is spotting ahead of itself in mulch piles and making runs across levees that are in place.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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Now, there are piles of them back at the house.—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yet the core of the over two dozen moves allows the front office to consider any prospect in next month’s draft, regardless of position.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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One field office, in Carlsbad, is on the list of potential lease terminations in California, but dozens of offices nationwide are on the list of buildings the government has proposed selling.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The department carried out a large-scale transfer from Mexico to the United States of more than two dozen alleged leaders of drug cartels.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, more than two dozen of Rylo’s family members gathered at Osswald Park in Fort Lauderdale to demand that justice be served, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Basketfuls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basketfuls. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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