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Recent Examples of handbasket
This all went to hell in a handbasket after Sidious killed Savage and defeated Maul in combat.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
The world is going to hell in a handbasket.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
Especially when pressured, or when the pocket goes to holy heck in a handbasket.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
It’s crouched like a tiger about to spring, cleverly disguising itself as on the verge of a recession so its prey—presumably all the economic experts telling us we’re headed to economic hell in a handbasket—will be caught off-guard.
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William W Bedsworth,
Oc Register,
4 Jan. 2026
There’s plenty of hell-in-a-handbasket rhetoric about young people today.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
Everything has gone to hell in a handbasket as a result of it.
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NBC News,
6 Oct. 2024
If the purpose of this essay were to merely shout at the heavens, proclaiming that the world is going to hell in a handbasket because of rampant biblical illiteracy on Earth, many may be tempted to dismiss my concerns — flippantly enough.
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Luther Ray Abel,
National Review,
17 Sep. 2020
At least as much as an unemployed football coach and his hell-in-a-handbasket Mayberry RFD nostalgia.
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al,
10 Dec. 2019
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
The world is going to hell in a handbasket.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
Especially when pressured, or when the pocket goes to holy heck in a handbasket.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
It’s crouched like a tiger about to spring, cleverly disguising itself as on the verge of a recession so its prey—presumably all the economic experts telling us we’re headed to economic hell in a handbasket—will be caught off-guard.
—
William W Bedsworth,
Oc Register,
4 Jan. 2026
There’s plenty of hell-in-a-handbasket rhetoric about young people today.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
Everything has gone to hell in a handbasket as a result of it.
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NBC News,
6 Oct. 2024
If the purpose of this essay were to merely shout at the heavens, proclaiming that the world is going to hell in a handbasket because of rampant biblical illiteracy on Earth, many may be tempted to dismiss my concerns — flippantly enough.
—
Luther Ray Abel,
National Review,
17 Sep. 2020
At least as much as an unemployed football coach and his hell-in-a-handbasket Mayberry RFD nostalgia.
—
al,
10 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
Noun
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Guests are encouraged to bring a beach chair, blanket and picnic basket.
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Cleanup is easy, too, because its basket has a nonstick surface.
Noun
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An unopened carton of heavy cream stored in the refrigerator generally lasts for a few weeks, and sometimes up to 30 days.
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With the price of eggs soaring—and no end in sight—every carton's freshness counts.
Noun
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Merchandise was displayed in or atop packing crates and upended barrels.
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In a previous life, the wooden crate had been used by artist Robert Rauschenberg, widely regarded as the father of assemblage art in the United States, to house and transport his paintings before Basquiat incorporated it into his own work.
Noun
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The Orange County District Attorney's Office charged the 71-year-old Irvine resident accused of beating a duckling to death with a plastic recycling bin last month.
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The Blank Slate Truck has bucket seats and a center tray with cup holders and open bins.
Noun
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Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.
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This meant no one had to carry the casket but each would get a mention in the program.
Noun
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The payoff is visible core definition and a more refined trunk workout.
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Police searched Zastrow’s bedroom and found a AR-15 style rifle on his bed and an AR-style rifle in the trunk of his vehicle.
Noun
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Instead, his locker was cleared out by the time reporters entered the Yankees’ clubhouse, leaving Boone to answer for the ejection.
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The very pair from the game is still in Anunoby’s locker.
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“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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