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Recent Examples of breadbasket
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
Noun
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But in 2022, his mother died of stomach cancer.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
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For example, some people experience water-weight gain, bloating, stomach discomfort or gas, particularly when starting with higher doses, says Ansari.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Sepsis can also develop from urinary infections, kidney stones, issues inside the abdomen, skin wounds and surgical sites.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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When spiders produce silk, the glands in their abdomen alter water content, control acidity, align proteins, and effectively reorganize molecular bonds.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Ship began its reentry to Earth's atmosphere about 50 minutes into the flight, falling as its belly became engulfed in a bright plasma.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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“Breadbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadbasket. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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