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Recent Examples of basket
More often than not, the towel catches on the edge of the basket and the robot freezes.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Straw and natural fiber handbags emerged as a key trend, highlighted by Erdem’s raffia handbag and Dior’s basket-weave styles.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Richard scored his first basket on a heady cut off a Jonathan Kuminga post-up.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Imagine a portfolio not of startups, but of founders, with a basket of entrepreneurial talent whose asymmetric output could dwarf traditional seed portfolios.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Straw and natural fiber handbags emerged as a key trend, highlighted by Erdem’s raffia handbag and Dior’s basket-weave styles.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Richard scored his first basket on a heady cut off a Jonathan Kuminga post-up.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Imagine a portfolio not of startups, but of founders, with a basket of entrepreneurial talent whose asymmetric output could dwarf traditional seed portfolios.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
Noun
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In fact, the heist got so much attention that Peruggia decided not to try to sell it and stashed it away in the false bottom of a trunk instead.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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Starting closer to the trunk of your artificial tree, adjoin a small, real sprig to a fake branch with a few twists of wire.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s still more left to get into — specifically, a bin of stuff.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Opt for something like these waterproof (and fireproof) document bags or plastic bins designed to keep water out.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The dog escaped from its pet crate while being taken to the plane and ran across the airport runway and was chased by three vans, per CBS News.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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It can also be spread indirectly through manure, equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, clothing and shoes, water and, potentially, feed.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Empty cans of alcoholic seltzers and a cigarette carton littered the floor beside the fallen balcony.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Land O'Lakes recommends freezing sticks in their original carton.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As Warner watched from a private box with his ankle in a cast along with wife Sydney and son Beau — to thunderous cheers when shown on the Jumbotron — the second-year linebacker from Florida State saw the game as a homage to his mentor.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Maintaining the tugboat became cumbersome, and three Zizian members opted to move into box trucks before squatting in a Bay Area trailer lot owned by Curtis Lind, then age 80, a former shipworker and grandfather of four.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The aide ordered his family to pack their bags and go to the defense ministry in the capital’s central Umayyad Square.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Two months after hitting the catwalk in a futuristic Balmain design, Cher starred in the French luxury fashion house’s campaign for The Balmain Blaze leather bag.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The report, obtained by the Star-Telegram through a public records request, mentions two Facebook posts by Jones, but notes that none of the people captured on video dropping off the casket match her physical description.—
Amanda McCoy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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The lantern can make a skeleton pop out of the Forsaken Lake, activate audio effects at the Blind Tiger speakeasy front door, bring a terrifying spider tree to life, launch a newscast at a Gore-ing ‘20s newsstand and open the lid on a glowing casket.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Next to Moore’s locker, right guard Trey Smith smiled in awe at what his fellow lineman had accomplished, considering the circumstances.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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McMillan smiled and continued on with his availability in front of his locker, unabated.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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