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Recent Examples of basket
The coach’s prototype quickly evolved into a machine featuring a lone basket with a 14-inch rim and a seven-inch ball.
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Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The storage basket on this compact stroller is, no surprise, quite compact.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 31 July 2025
Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings reacts after a basket against the Seattle Storm during the second half at Climate Pledge Arena on July 22, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
This led to the control lines dropping into the basket, the report said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The storage basket on this compact stroller is, no surprise, quite compact.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 31 July 2025
Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings reacts after a basket against the Seattle Storm during the second half at Climate Pledge Arena on July 22, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
This led to the control lines dropping into the basket, the report said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
Noun
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The nave rises like a forest canopy, supported by branching stone trunks, which supports Gaudí’s vision to bring the natural world in.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Abbott, a 37-year-old Detroiter, recalls being in an elementary school play dressed in an elephant costume his mother made using a water sprinkler for the trunk as the spark.—
Ryan Garza,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The impetus is also on apparel firms to produce higher quality products that don’t fade or fall apart in months, as well as for consumers to wear clothes for longer, repair rather than discard old garments, and only deposit still wearable items into those recycling bins.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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Police said a woman was found unresponsive with her head trapped in the deposit mechanism of a donation bin in Lodi, Calif., on Aug 5.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Because by the time Schmitt slid down to the crash, Buddy’s soft-side, zippered crate was still strapped in the bed, but the pointer wasn’t in there.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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There were reportedly two dog crates in the living room with feces coating the floors, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 July 2025
Noun
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In addition to the character’s photo and name, the milk carton listed his weight as 170 pounds and noted that Sam had blue eyes.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Harper is currently starring on milk cartons throughout Michigan.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Some of our favorites hiding in its end-of-summer sale include a fancy daybed, an inviting Adirondack chair set, a handy deck box, and a potting bench that’s perfect for narrow spaces.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes, the bodies are surrounded by pizza boxes.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But equally as importantly, the company wants to make sure the kit itself is appealing and versatile enough that passengers will want to take it off the plane to use the bag for other purposes.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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The fact is the cat is already out of the bag — every country has AI.—
Anand Rao,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The cortège, paid for by the musician’s family, trailed through the city with Osbourne’s casket in a black hearse.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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On Sunday, an ambulance, paid for by Lozano, transported Dieu’s body in a casket back across the Haitian-Dominican border so.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
Noun
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But there is plenty that states can do, such as requiring more thorough background checks, instating a thirty-day waiting period, banning assault weapons, taxing the sale of firearms and ammunition, promoting gun storage in lockers, and prohibiting open carry.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Evidence that once sat dormant in an evidence locker now has the power to speak.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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