as in nervous breakdown
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Recent Examples of basket case
Though the microbus appeared unscathed, the vehicle in reality was a basket case and in need of more than 900 replacement parts, Volkswagen of America said in a statement on its restoration.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
America has become a fiscal basket case, and neither party is offering any kind of serious solution for a disaster that is already contributing to brutal inflation and may one day crush the value of the dollar.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
His main accomplishment was to transform the country by giving us Joe Biden who then transformed the country into a basket case.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Over the course of their day together, Claire the princess (Ringwald), Andrew the jock (Estevez), Brian the brain (Hall), Allison the basket case (Sheedy) and John the criminal (Nelson) begin to drop their stereotypical public facades and reveal their private struggles.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
America has become a fiscal basket case, and neither party is offering any kind of serious solution for a disaster that is already contributing to brutal inflation and may one day crush the value of the dollar.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
His main accomplishment was to transform the country by giving us Joe Biden who then transformed the country into a basket case.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Over the course of their day together, Claire the princess (Ringwald), Andrew the jock (Estevez), Brian the brain (Hall), Allison the basket case (Sheedy) and John the criminal (Nelson) begin to drop their stereotypical public facades and reveal their private struggles.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket case
Noun
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This happened years before, in such a serious way that my friend had to take a three-month medical leave of absence due to what was likely a nervous breakdown.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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When their news anchor (Peter Finch) has a nervous breakdown on the air, suddenly their ratings turn around, bringing on a moral morass only some of them are prepared to face.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Schizophrenia, bipolar, autism, anxiety, depression – all of these topics are almost global bestsellers.—
Jon LaPook,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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While menopause is biological, many of the symptoms associated with it, including sleep disruption, anxiety, mood instability, brain fog, and fatigue, can also be amplified by chronic stress and nervous system overload.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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While mass layoffs, especially those attributed to AI, make the headlines, economists aren’t sounding the alarm bells.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Take Braden Smith or Tyler Tanner, for instance, two talented guards whose combine measurements raised alarms.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The years surrounding menopause are particularly critical because the drop in estrogen accelerates bone breakdown.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Here’s a full breakdown of what zone 2 cardio is, who’s behind it, what a major 2025 research review found, and how to use it in a way that actually makes sense for your life.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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