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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bassinet
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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
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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
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Humankind is bound to become a space-faring species, expanding beyond the bounds of Mother Earth, just as it, millions of years ago, spread out of its cradle in Africa.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to a Chef Rotanak Ros The Cambodian celeb chef known as Chef Nak shares her recipe for an invigorating weekend in the cradle of Khmer cuisine.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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However, there are golf buggies to zip guests around with ease.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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