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Recent Examples of breadbasket
Panic in the rural region, considered Haiti’s breadbasket, began on Tuesday after threats from Gran Grif’s U.N. sanctioned leader, Luckson Elan, circulated on social networks.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Hokkaido has long been Japan’s breadbasket.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
Farm workers labor in the fields south of Bakersfield, in Kern County, California's breadbasket, on April 9, 2025.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Other key agricultural zones, including the breadbaskets of the world, are also at risk.
—Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Hokkaido has long been Japan’s breadbasket.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
Farm workers labor in the fields south of Bakersfield, in Kern County, California's breadbasket, on April 9, 2025.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Other key agricultural zones, including the breadbaskets of the world, are also at risk.
—Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadbasket
Noun
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The butterflies churning away in the pit of his stomach probably felt more like pterodactyls, all because of what’s happening during halftime of Thursday’s Charlotte Hornets’ game against the Orlando Magic at Spectrum Center.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many of these patients have lost weight with little discomfort other than an upset stomach or nausea.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Upper stomach pain refers to discomfort in the upper portion of the abdomen, the area between the ribcage and the belly button.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Doctors discovered an 11-cm mass in Mansi's abdomen — complications from a previously undetected ovarian cyst — sending the actress into a panic.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Performed under local anesthesia, the process involves removing a small amount of cells from the inner thigh, belly or knees and injecting them into the temples, cheeks and nasolabial folds.—
Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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The reptile handlers drape the snakes over students' shoulders or bellies, but snakes also start winding their own way around the room and climbing up people's bodies (apparently some snakes' tree-climbing instincts are applicable to scaling humans as well).—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Breadbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadbasket. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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