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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

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Noun

First, ensure trash bins are tightly sealed and stored a few feet away from your home, since open waste easily attracts mice or rats.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 1 Nov. 2026
And the city has removed many of the huge street-corner bins where Parisians are accustomed to dropping their empty wine and beer bottles.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

On Friday, the order took effect removing some of the 50 percent tariffs imposed on Canadian forestry and agricultural goods, including packing boxes and crates, paper products, plywood sheets, and certain machinery and refrigeration equipment.

— Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
The former electronic music has roots in disco, dub reggae, hip-hop—traditions in which the DJ, in search of records fresher and wilder than those in rival crates, is a central figure, urging producers to new heights of ingenuity.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 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
In a bit that must have taken quite a bit of rehearsal, the milk cartons danced in unison to the song until a larger milk carton appeared above the stage that dumped a sheet of milk onto them, freeing the dancers from the containers.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026

Definition of cartons

Noun

Mortuary Manor visitors can also watch a horror movie projected onto the wall of the main sitting room while surrounded by caskets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
As the Kennedys look on, the crew moves the body bags into aluminum caskets used to transport human remains.

— Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of caskets

Noun

This fall, that means no skinny jeans, chunky dad sneakers, bags with logos, or all-black outfits.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2026
According to prosecutors, Joseph came back half an hour later and started throwing bags of jewelry and women's clothes on the front yard and sidewalk.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of bags

Noun

In almost every constellation of friends, at least a few were swiping and typing despite a state policy requiring devices be switched off and stored in lockers during school hours.

— Oscar Schwartz, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
The malicious system component silently installs apps that look like weather tools, app lockers and other everyday utilities.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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