Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbaskets
Noun
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New recycling bins in a lighter shade of blue will come later.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025 -
For those who don’t love the look of canvas storage bins and wardrobe boxes, look for an under-bed storage set.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His ability to bounce back after getting shoved into car trunks and having his neck used as an ashtray lends the show’s violence a cartoonish quality.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Trees shed their leaves in order to store and recycle valuable nutrients (in their trunks and branches) before winter's ice and snow can rip them off.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When the Plainfield Police Department responded to an animal cruelty call in April 2023, officers found two emaciated dogs in barren crates.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bob Dylan is really digging in the crates.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For long-term storage, acid-free boxes designed for archival storage are ideal.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Instead of asking, Does this person check off my boxes?—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No large bags, backpacks or duffle bags are allowed at the park.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Her son helps clip succulents and pick pumpkins and in the past his friends have gotten involved in helping assemble the gift bags.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The arena does not provide lockers and will not check weapons at Guest Services.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Softly by the kettlebell rack, louder by the equipment lockers, louder still by the entrance to the men’s locker room.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The case remained in the public's eye because of a series of delays, the separation of Ascher's and Fraker's cases from Miller, and a change of attorneys and judges between 2023 and the 2025 trial.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In Putin-era Russia, the takeover of NTV, and similar cases of state encroachment in the media, eventually led to a culture of self-censorship, in which outright bans or other repressive measures were relatively rare.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Handbaskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbaskets. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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