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Recent Examples of handbasket
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.
—William W Bedsworth, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
There’s plenty of hell-in-a-handbasket rhetoric about young people today.
—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.
—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
On the 1st hole, a gone-to-hell-in-a-handbasket iron plops down in the second cut.
—Jack McCallum, SI.com, 27 June 2018
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.
—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.
—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
On the 1st hole, a gone-to-hell-in-a-handbasket iron plops down in the second cut.
—Jack McCallum, SI.com, 27 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
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From the first shovel of dirt to the final bolt on the basket, former Texas basketball coach Chris Beard watched Moody Center rise up in an empty lot and become one of the premier college basketball arenas in the country.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Taking a charge late in the first quarter and cutting to the basket for an electric dunk late in the third quarter, Wagner provided a spark off the bench.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If you were born in the 1990s, your orange juice likely came ready-to-drink in a cardboard carton.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2026
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The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.—
Greta Cross,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The entrance to Valley View Elementary School in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights resembles a food pantry these days, with cabinets filled with cans of food products and plastic crates brimming with children’s clothes.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Billboards were even erected this year in Munich, reminding fans that the memorial is an alcohol-free zone after a couple of fans brought crates of beer last time round.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Philadelphia car owners have used folding tables and plastic bins.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investigators, one of whom wore a Pima County Sheriff's Department vest, took equipment out of plastic bins in a truck.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Turning to the jury box, defense attorney Khurrum Wahid pleaded with jurors to choose life, adding that Braddy will only leave prison in a casket.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Haul highlights include a footed pink alabaster casket box, a brass Art Nouveau hand mirror, and a vintage Emanuel Ungaro floral jacket.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One counselor broke a side window with a camper's trunk, and the campers floated out on mattresses.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the 19th century, scientists initially thought Prototaxites was the rotten trunk of a conifer.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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During your treatment, lockers, robes, and slippers are provided, making the time even more comfortable for those who aren’t staying on-site.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Maybe even little lockers for sports gear or special toys — with their name on it.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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