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Recent Examples of bassinet
During a 2011 rubella epidemic in Vietnam, Reef spotted a cluster of tiny bassinets in a Ho Chi Minh City intensive care unit.
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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Halo Dream offers a variety of childcare products, including nursery furniture, bassinets, swaddles, bath toys and bibs.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
Grogu, meanwhile, seems content with pressing buttons, eating blue macarons, and riding around in his new bassinet.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Many hospitals, though, still don't have cooling bassinets.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Halo Dream offers a variety of childcare products, including nursery furniture, bassinets, swaddles, bath toys and bibs.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
Grogu, meanwhile, seems content with pressing buttons, eating blue macarons, and riding around in his new bassinet.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Many hospitals, though, still don't have cooling bassinets.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bassinet
Noun
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One game at a time, go protect the crib and come back to take one at their home.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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That can include checking for possible reasons the child is crying, such as hunger or needing a diaper change; trying out a list of strategies to calm the baby; and designating a spot, such as a crib or playpen, to leave the child for a few minutes while the parent cools off.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For audiences expecting a cradle-to-grave reckoning, that cutoff can feel abrupt.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Still, among the more than 100 billion people who have walked the Earth in human history, the Artemis II astronauts have ventured farther from the cradle than anyone else.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Eco effort From big decisions—bioclimatic design, working with local developers, choosing eco-friendly materials, and a low-waste ethos restaurant—to smaller details—plantable Sprout pencils in suites, and electric buggies – environmental impact’s been considered at every turn, from the ground up.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Eidelman, in a dig at traditional rivals, notes that when people moved around in horses and buggies, homes were built primarily by driving nails into wood with a hammer.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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 3 May. 2026.
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