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The Dera was founded in 1948 by the mystic Mastana Balochistani in the Haryana city of Sirsa, near the northern state’s borders with Punjab, India’s breadbasket, and the desert state of Rajasthan.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Mindanao was the Philippines’ breadbasket, and its land was rich in gold, copper, and other mineral treasures.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This stretch of the Great Hungarian Plain was once the nation’s breadbasket, a lush expanse of silt and soil regularly replenished by the flooding of the Danube and Tisza rivers.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Hokkaido has long been Japan’s breadbasket.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Mindanao was the Philippines’ breadbasket, and its land was rich in gold, copper, and other mineral treasures.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This stretch of the Great Hungarian Plain was once the nation’s breadbasket, a lush expanse of silt and soil regularly replenished by the flooding of the Danube and Tisza rivers.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Hokkaido has long been Japan’s breadbasket.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadbasket
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Salmonella infections are commonly associated with diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the CDC.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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When ingested, the bacteria can release enzymes that neutralize stomach acids, then from there storm the intestines and can enter the blood.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dykeman said Pedro-Francisco told him she is forced to climb up to a third-level bunk despite immense pain extending from the right side of her abdomen to her back.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The two men had a brief interaction in a parking lot behind the school before Dib shot him in the abdomen, per the outlet, then pursued him on school property while continuing to fire multiple rounds.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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My mental meanderings were interrupted by a belly-laughing guy, reshelving Progresso soups.—
Patricia Steckler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Breadbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadbasket. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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