baskets

Definition of basketsnext
plural of basket

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Recent Examples of baskets Mpoyi’s first two baskets came on putbacks under the basket and teammate Nicholas Giarrusso scored on a putback to close out the first quarter. Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baskets
Noun
  • As part of the hotel’s social-impact aims, the rattan icebox and garbage bins were crafted by Burmese artisans who work with Kalinko, a social enterprise that creates handmade, sustainable products using traditional techniques.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
  • The walls of Franca’s store were lined with unlabeled bins and drawers full of bits and bobs that looked like the world’s most disorganized hardware store.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • However, the fossils, packed in two wooden crates, went missing during the chaos of World War II.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.
    Greta Cross, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Men’s trunks are also marked down, including this nautical pair and this style with UPF protection for up to 35 percent off.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Daniella Segura Click the link below for the USA TODAY Network's California June primary voter guide — registration deadline, ballot drop boxes, early voting, and how to track your ballot through Election Day.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Like so many episodes on this monumental season, this felt a bit like busywork, just two more boxes to check off on the way to the end.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Some rest their coats, bags and umbrellas on the empty chair next to them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • The remote terminal essentially moves the security screening process from the actual airport to the new facility, allowing travelers to check themselves and their bags and get on a bus that drops them off right at their airport gate, 23 miles away.
    Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • After games, many Thunder players reside by their lockers cracking jokes and catching up instead of fretting over roles and playing time.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers.
    C.C. Weiss May 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026

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“Baskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baskets. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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