handbasket

noun

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as in basket

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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. — 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
  1. basket
  2. carton
  3. crate
  4. bin
  5. casket
  6. trunk
  7. locker
Noun
  • Freebairn said an old pickle jar can hold a starter, and an ordinary bowl can substitute for a proofing basket.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Amoore responded with a basket inside and Portland got no closer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of basket
Noun
  • Consumers can identify recalled cartons by the codes P-1950 or 0840962 alongside a Julian date between 157 and 184, printed in date-coding ink on the side of the carton.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The shelf life of an average carton of strawberries could be extended considerably with this coating, Yang said.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • The family member had retrieved Molano’s vehicle and found the five large crates of cinnamon rolls inside.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Also onboard is a new third mate named Angie (Annabelle Wallis), a last-minute substitute with a bouncy ponytail, and my least favorite plot device, a crate of human trafficking victims.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • Each bin features a weatherproof gasket seal that locks out moisture and dust and keeps your belongings looking and smelling fresh.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the three Romanians ditched the van, chucked their clothing into a garbage bin, and ordered a taxi to Heathrow Airport.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • Her casket sat at the front of the church, draped with an American flag.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of casket
Noun
  • Two small cedar trees were found snapped at the trunk, and that’s the extent of the storm damage, investigators said in a preliminary report.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the trunk, Temerian found much of the Ferrari’s original paperwork, including Jordan’s Illinois title certificate from 1997.
    — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • The use of remote lockers and location pickup climbed 14 percent year over year and surpassed buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) and curbside pickup as the leading alternative fulfillment method.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Pitching prospect Elmer Rodríguez, while not officially promoted, had a locker in the Yankees’ clubhouse on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of locker

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“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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