baskets

noun

plural of basket
as in bins

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Recent Examples of baskets The set includes two medium baskets and one larger basket, giving you plenty of styling options throughout the house. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 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
  1. bins
  2. crates
  3. cartons
  4. trunks
  5. boxes
  6. caskets
  7. bags
  8. lockers
Noun
  • Due to their small bins, those with large homes may need more than one robotic vacuum.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • People crowded the entrance as if waiting for their boarding group to be called, which didn’t make sense to me — there were no overhead bins to claim!
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of bins
Noun
  • Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
  • In a subsequent investigation, authorities found that Sit kept the animals in small crates in a hot van, where the animals died of heat stroke.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of crates
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
Definition of cartons
Noun
  • The juvenile green, leafy trees had vanished and were replaced by rows of thin, lifeless trunks staked into the ground like tombstones.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Sitting beside her with a playful smile on his face, Sly rocked a sky blue bucket hat that blocked out the sun and a pair of pinstriped swim trunks.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of trunks
Noun
  • Keegan was not interested in being figurehead or a legend in the executive boxes, shaking hands and reminiscing about the old days.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The cause of the fire has not been confirmed, but the fulfillment center holds flammables such as household products, paper boxes and vinyl packaging.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of boxes
Noun
  • Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
    — NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Definition of caskets
Noun
  • D4vd then placed the bags into the front trunk of his Tesla – the cadaver bag on top – leaving the body to decompose, according to the prosecution.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Keep scrolling to shop more slip dresses, flats, and bags inspired by Katie Holmes now.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of bags
Noun
  • Be prepared, because safety deposit boxes are rare, and some hostels don’t even provide storage lockers.
    — Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • Access to another exit near the kitchen might also have been narrowed by shelving units and lockers, said Kittharath, who visited the scene Monday morning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of lockers

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