basket

noun

Definition of basketnext
as in trunk

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Recent Examples of basket Williams added a clutch basket with 32 seconds left to put the game out of reach. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Now comes the arrival of her freshman sister, Cinzia, which means fans in the bleachers might want to start designing and creating signs to wave each time one or the other scores a touchdown or makes a basket. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026 In store, conversations tend to be longer than on other markets, with more questions about materials, colors and construction, and average basket sizes larger. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 This issue has major ramifications across rare disease drug development, as sponsors need predictability to utilize innovative tools such as platform designation or even basket trials. — Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for basket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
  1. trunk
  2. bin
  3. crate
  4. carton
  5. box
  6. bag
  7. casket
  8. locker
Noun
  • The couple load Burke into the trunk of a car, steal shovels from a store, and bury their victim alive.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Leaning that increases year after year, mushrooms or fungal corks growing at the base of your tree, soft soil around the trunk, and bark damage or cavities at the base can all be symptoms of root damage.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • Last month, the city released a list of the 10 items most frequently placed in recycling bins by mistake.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • To empty the tray, simply slide it out, empty it into a garbage bag or compost bin, and give it a quick hose down.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • Those headlights bookend the front with a grille full of vertical slats on the Q9 and an egg-crate design swapping in on S-Line and more powerful SQ9 models.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026
  • According to The Guardian, the trio recently arrived at their new home at Willington Wetlands, emerging one by one from a wooden crate to explore their enclosure and take to the air.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • Her twin brother, Connor (Keen Ruffalo), by contrast, spends his morning teasing Annie and drinking chocolate milk straight from the carton.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
  • Consumers should look for identifying code P-1950 or 0840962 and a Julian date between 157 and 184 printed on the side of the carton.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige reacted to the sequel’s box-office success in a new interview with Variety.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At least one drop box, at Indian Trail Library, is within an evacuation zone and has been closed.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • First baseman Contreras fielded the throw off the bag and then threw to the plate, where catcher Connor Wong tagged Sam Antonacci for the third out.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • More than three decades later, the actress would ask the French luxury powerhouse to remove her name from the bag, after a PETA investigation exposed animal abuse in farms that supplied crocodile and alligator skins to Hermes.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bag
Noun
  • At the end of the ceremony, mourners approached Yarovenko’s casket one by one, laying white flowers beside her.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • What Florida State pulled off in the month of July on the recruiting trail is the college football equivalent of that gif of The Undertaker sitting up in his casket.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of casket
Noun
  • In the clubhouse, as Brett described it, temporary adjoining lockers bore the uniforms of each.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Standing at his Wrigley Field locker, Crow-Armstrong had a light blue hoodie pulled over his ears and part of his face.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of locker

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