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Recent Examples of handbasket
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.
—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
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
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
Noun
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Oh yeah, and there's a hitch receiver for sliding on a bike rack, cargo basket or alternative carrying system meant to hold any overflow.—
C.C. Weiss
May 22,
New Atlas,
22 May 2026
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Take the quiz here … SHELL GAME — America's cheapest popcorn shrimp basket at a chain restaurant costs under $9.—
,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Santos then grabs the empty carton, appearing to spit into it, before wiping her lips with her right hand.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Scrambled for breakfast, whipped into a cake, stirred into a sauce, the egg is endlessly useful—and with grocery prices high, every carton counts.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Most days, a bottle of vodka journeyed from standing full in a cabinet to laying empty in a recycling bin.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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Bertsch allegedly used a plastic trash bin and struck some of the ducklings before throwing them into the trash, according to the release.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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As flags across the state remained at half-staff, Kempthorne’s casket arrived to the Capitol in a cream-white hearse escorted by a motorcade made up of Idaho State Police and Boise police officers.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2026
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Trainor's fiancée and mother, who sat nearby during the ceremony along with other family members, were presented with flags that draped his casket.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The space will include a retail shop for guests to purchase Vilebrequin swim and resortwear as well as exclusive gifts including men’s swim trunks, unisex T-shirts, a tote bag, and a tea cup and saucer set.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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His meticulous attention to detail included triple-stitching the leather, creating a complete leather lining for the Porsche’s front trunk, and even wrapping the switchgear and controls in matching leather.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
Noun
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As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers.—
C.C. Weiss
May 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
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At his locker stall, with a crowd of reporters around him, Matt Boldy said this was a lesson.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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