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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket cases
alarms
Noun
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The massive night for Democrats raised alarms among Republicans, who rode concerns about the economy to victory in 2024 and may be on the other side of that dynamic in 2026.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Republicans argue that neutrality was compromised years earlier, and by the very officials raising alarms today.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Basket cases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket%20cases. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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