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Recent Examples of basket
By Thursday afternoon, McKenzie’s basket of laundry was still sitting in front of the washing machine in the laundry room, untouched.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Wood hanging baskets won’t leave marks on your fruit that wire or wicker baskets can.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The southpaw forward has a good shooting touch around the basket but doesn’t have the power or explosiveness to be a low-block scorer against bigs.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Johnson is back from a shin injury and attacking the basket.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Wood hanging baskets won’t leave marks on your fruit that wire or wicker baskets can.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The southpaw forward has a good shooting touch around the basket but doesn’t have the power or explosiveness to be a low-block scorer against bigs.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Johnson is back from a shin injury and attacking the basket.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
Noun
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On a bluff in Pacific Palisades, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, sit the Eames House and workshop, their rectangular structures nestled between the trunks of century-old eucalyptus trees.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Apr. 2025
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Amidst clips of blooming flowers, ocean waves, and tree trunks, however, eagle-eyed well-wishers also noticed two dogs walking behind a man presumed to be William in the video.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These classic vacuums are known for their huge dust bin capacities—ideal for cleaning the whole house in one fell swoop—as well as their powerful suction technology.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Cubs, Rangers, and Athletics are three contending teams who could use a bargain bin reliever like Smith.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cut to an old service elevator with a big, black crate sitting at its center.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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An Altair was about the size of an apple crate, with no screen, just lights and switches on the front.—
Monica Nickelsburg,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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North Carolina surfer Owen Moss scored $75 from sponsor Got Milk, who was dishing out cold hard cash for winners of each heat as a fun incentive, along with a small carton of chocolate milk.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2025
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Egg prices decline in New York, Midwest and California markets In the New York market, large cartons of eggs declined nearly 2 percent, going to to $3.86 per dozen by the middle of last week, the report states.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hader unleashed a slider that started in the zone and ended in the right-handed batter’s box.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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On entry, the room looks like an Amazon warehouse, with boxes piled to the ceiling.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The third season of The White Lotus may be checking out tonight, but don’t pack your bags just yet.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Luggage: Passengers can leave bags at a drop-off point in the parking garage.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The detective is at a cemetery, where the police are exhuming a casket.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The casket was closed and could easily have been empty.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Sunday morning, McIlroy opened his locker to a note from Angel Cabrera, the 2009 champion who played with McIlroy that day.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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