bassinet

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Recent Examples of bassinet That summer, Regina’s baby, then a newborn, had spent the end of August there in her bassinet, spared from the heat inside, where only a sliver of sun would hit the eastward wall in the early morning. Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 So, too, is the $1,700 bassinet, designed to automatically respond to the cries of a newborn by gently rocking the baby back to sleep. Amanda Seitz, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025 Instead of being strapped into a car seat, she’s buckled into a stroller bassinet, missing one shoe and wearing an unimpressed expression. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 The Hatch Baby lamp for middle-of-the-night feedings and check-ins, swaddles for coziness, a bedside bassinet, and a lounger that’s both washable and breathable. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bassinet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bassinet
Noun
  • The Baseball Network, a joint venture between ABC, NBC and MLB, was effectively smothered in its crib in 1995, and the fallout led to the ABC broadcast flagship cutting ties with the league for a quarter-century.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The longer the wait, the greater the risk of a potentially transformative financial innovation being smothered in the crib.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Cellphone mounts or cradles allow people to access their mobile devices at all times.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Gender, above all, determines how life is supposed to proceed, from cradle to grave; one of her longest digressions is an overview of the different ways that, to her mind, men and women are supposed to die.
    Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • However, there are golf buggies to zip guests around with ease.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Barns, open pastures, horses and buggies, and small towns define this stretch of Amish Country, offering a quiet change from the busy cities left behind.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The majority of the 1048 pieces in this set are used to build the much larger pram, but the completely separate Grogu figure is a joy to put together.
    Rich Owen, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • One wearily pushes hers in a creaky pram.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025

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“Bassinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bassinet. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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