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Recent Examples of handbasket
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.
—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
Theft, West Bagley Road: Police hope to identify and arrest a man who stole a handbasket filled with merchandise at about 3:45 p.m. July 24 from Dollar General, 390 West Bagley Road.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
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
Theft, West Bagley Road: Police hope to identify and arrest a man who stole a handbasket filled with merchandise at about 3:45 p.m. July 24 from Dollar General, 390 West Bagley Road.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
Noun
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The Nasdaq 100, a basket of the 100 largest nonfinancial companies that have their shares listed on the Nasdaq exchange, is currently on pace for its worst week since April.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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The full meal costs less than $40 if a shopper buys a specific basket made up of brand names and Great Value items.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Then, in the final moments of Season 3 finale, Ginny recognizes a pregnancy quirk in her mother, who drinks milk straight out of the carton.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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That’s the textured pattern of lines along the carton’s plastic cap.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The crash caused wooden crates to become dislodged and several monkeys to escape into the roadside median.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Playing with a favorite toy or going to their crate can replace barking to greet guests.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cardoza was seen sitting on a bench after fleeing, removing his pants and throwing them in a garbage bin, which investigators were able to recover, Docks said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cordoza even went as far as removing his pants and tossing them in a garbage bin, Dox said, while Patterson removed his sweatshirt and sweatpants and stuffed them into his shorts, per the affidavit.—
Michael Dorgan , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rosebud Lee — like Emmett Till’s mother, months later — insisted her husband’s casket be open at his funeral.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the church, a contingent of the Patriot Guard, who had ridden alongside, welcomed him, and an Honor Guard from the Army’s National 40th Division carried in his casket for a small, private ceremony that included military honors.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Can this one manage the trunks and the horses?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Remember not to pile it up like a pyramid around the trunk of trees (this is also known as a mulch volcano).—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The lockers help lower cost per order by 30%, and Sea passes the savings on to consumers Li said.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Domantas Sabonis sat in front of his locker after going through pregame warmups prior to Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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