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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.
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baskets
Noun
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To organize items, users simply designate destinations such as laundry baskets, toy bins, or trash cans using clip-on fiducial markers.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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If any drawers and bins have stains or spills, remove them and wash them in warm, soapy water.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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An American flag hangs at the front of Mohammad Ghafari’s Shater Abbass Bakery & Market along Westwood, where crates of pomegranates, oranges, watermelon and other fruit and vegetables crowd the sidewalk.—
Pat Maio,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.—
Greta Cross,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The eleven canvas suites are furnished in classic 1920s style, with campaign furniture, antique trunks, Persian rugs, brass fittings and vintage photographs.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The fabric of most men's swim trunks doesn't contain as much elastane as a woman's bathing suit.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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During a scene in the show toward the end, Hargitay's character roots through several boxes around her.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Though crates, boxes and moving vans will not be present, the first day of July is like moving day in college football.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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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
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The footage shows men and women with bags over their heads, chained to the wall in the underground tunnels, looking not that dissimilar from detainees at Abu Ghraib.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Both of those marks targeted a wide swath of categories, from mobile games, jewelry and bags to container goods, textiles, clothing and sporting articles.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2026
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Wyndham Clark made headlines last year by damaging lockers at the historic Oakmont Golf Club after missing the cut at the US Open.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Under current District 65 policies, elementary and middle school students are not allowed to use cellphones in classrooms and are expected to keep them in lockers or cubbies during the school day.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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“Baskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baskets. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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