basket

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Recent Examples of basket The two teams traded baskets to start the final period, but Dallas’ offense started to break away at the midway point. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 Use the extra storage space for board games, blankets, or a basket of your favorite candles. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025 To take stock of the performance of other typical safe havens since the start of the year: The dollar index, which measures the value of the greenback against a basket of currencies, has weakened close to 10% in the year to date. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 June 2025 Vandersloot injured her right knee on a drive to the basket midway through the first quarter. Ben Pickman, New York Times, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for basket
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Noun
  • Remove Suckers and Water Sprouts Suckers growing from the base or trunk of a citrus tree are vigorous shoots that grow rapidly and produce lots of new leaves that attract citrus leaf miners.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
  • The rash generally appears three to five days after the first symptoms, beginning as flat red spots on the face and then spreading downward to the neck, trunk, arms, legs and feet.
    DEVI SHASTRI, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • This includes: Firewood stacks Garbage or recycling bins Patio furniture Playground equipment Large rocks or landscaping features 3.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • Seal garbage tightly in bags, and rinse out bottles and cans before placing in recycling bins.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The videos circulating on social media show a yellow delivery truck, back door open with crates of tortillas and produce neatly stacked on the ground.
    Liz Baker, NPR, 21 June 2025
  • Toss it in the backseat on a road trip, line their crate with it, or bring it to the park or backyard party — dogs will love it just as much as their favorite chew toy.
    Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Land O'Lakes recommends freezing sticks in their original carton.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • When planting time arrives, cut the cardboard cartons apart and plant them right along with your seedlings. 7.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Bigge was leaning on the dugout rail — not far from the left-handed batter's box where Rutschman was stationed — when the ball hit the side of his face.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • A lot of people have a lot of stereotypical ideas of it and people put me, or put us, in this whole box of Latin America.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The outcome of the voting split caused tensions to flare, and a male islander to pack their bags and go home.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Last Tuesday afternoon, after her mother was taken from Glenn Valley Foods to a DHS holding facility, Rina Salado went to the plant to pick up her mother’s pink lunch bag.
    Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Experts said a casket filled with decorative objects discovered at the site likely belonged to a prominent woman, and noted very few like it have ever been found.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
  • On Wednesday, Tucker and her three sisters walked solemnly across the Woodland cemetery grounds with their brother in a casket covered with an American flag.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The interior key chain can be used to hold the key to your room or locker, and the clip-on wristlet strap can be attached to your day bag or carry-on.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
  • And during his solo moments at his locker before and after home games, Haliburton is reminded of beginnings and endings.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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