basket

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Recent Examples of basket These basket bags have a way of making any summer outfit look complete. Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 The basket is up roughly 25% year-to-date. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026 The work began early in the shot clock and far away from the basket. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Elsewhere in her slideshow, Kardashian posed with a basket of her bestselling supplements, wearing white capris and a skintight tank underneath a satin butter-yellow coat. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for basket
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Noun
  • The storied tree is treasured not only for its age, stature and beauty, but for connections to the legend of Robin Hood, said to have hidden along with his band of outlaws inside the trunk to escape the Sheriff of Nottingham.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Famous for its enormous trunk -- about 36 feet in circumference -- and gnarled branches, the Major Oak was believed to be about 1,200 years old, according to the RSPB Bird & Wildlife Conservation Charity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The Orange County District Attorney's Office charged the 71-year-old Irvine resident accused of beating a duckling to death with a plastic recycling bin last month.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The Blank Slate Truck has bucket seats and a center tray with cup holders and open bins.
    Sara Lacey, The Drive, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • An Irvine dog trainer who operated Happy K9 Academy was convicted of killing 11 dogs by keeping them in small crates in a hot van and lying to the pets’ owners about the deaths, authorities said.
    Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Though crates, boxes and moving vans will not be present, the first day of July is like moving day in college football.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • An unopened carton of heavy cream stored in the refrigerator generally lasts for a few weeks, and sometimes up to 30 days.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • With the price of eggs soaring—and no end in sight—every carton's freshness counts.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • In the press box, members of the Ecuadorian media cheered.
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The knit fabric naturally flexes with your feet while square toe boxes offer plenty of room to wiggle your toes.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Calmus dropped in as a surprise in the middle of Engen's interview to deliver the gift bag to Engen, who happens to be one of Calmus' followers.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • This story’s author, StyleCaster contributing writer Jessie Quinn, loves a good deal and scours the internet to find the best fashion dupes, such as Bogg bag lookalikes and a Baggu crescent bag that is so similar to the original.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • This meant no one had to carry the casket but each would get a mention in the program.
    Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The training center could be 6,000 square feet with office space, lockers, restrooms and showers, equipment storage and repair space, and indoor putting and simulation areas.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • Chicago Cubs major-league coach Jonathan Mota sat at Moisés Ballesteros’ locker Wednesday night and tried to help the youngster process the tough news.
    Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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