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Recent Examples of basket
One of the first celebrities to be regularly photographed in her everyday clothes, Birkin was an early icon of street style, traipsing around Paris in sneakers and rumpled sweaters, wicker basket in hand.
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Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Valkyries scored the first basket of the second half, but the Lynx countered with a Collier fadeaway and a 3-pointer from Smith.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
The basket is getting closer to us.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
There are levels to the league and sub-levels within each basket of players.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Valkyries scored the first basket of the second half, but the Lynx countered with a Collier fadeaway and a 3-pointer from Smith.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
The basket is getting closer to us.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
There are levels to the league and sub-levels within each basket of players.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
Noun
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There are four doors for access plus a trunk hatch, with the car's adult-sized occupants promised a fairly comfortable journey despite the limited external proportions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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The way a Newfoundland dog carefully ducks his head to avoid getting bumped by a car trunk has captured hearts across the internet.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of storage cubes on sale, like this $13 four-pack and this six-pack of cloth storage bins.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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The victim’s body was discovered in a bag inside a tote bin, KTVI reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Photos shared by the DCSO show the poodles with matted, tangled hair due to a lack of grooming, with some living in crates full of feces.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Travel home separately in crates to avoid territorial tension.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her look was a human-sized recreation of the hyper-popular doll complete with a bamboo-style hat and a bag made to look like a Chinese takeout carton.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
14 Sep. 2025
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At a rate of one a day, the whole carton would last for ten days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their simple yet elevated styles and colors align with our sensibilities, and being able to infuse their sleepwear with our out-of-the-box illustrations felt completely natural.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rain drizzled down most of the day Friday and into the early evening, but before sunset, as Kansas City shredder Samantha Fish was unleashing on guitar, the clouds parted to make way for a vibrant, double rainbow that arched over the entire box canyon.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their bodies were found with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck, court documents obtained by USA TODAY showed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The girls had each been found with plastic bags over their heads and their wrists were zip-tied, according to court documents previously obtained by ABC News.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last week, after the assassination, Vance and his wife, Usha, met with Kirk's family in Salt Lake City, Utah, and flew with them on Air Force Two as Kirk's casket was brought home to Arizona.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kelley previously said investigators were searching the suspect's home, school locker, and phone.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Steam was rising out of the hissing showers nearby, and there was Josh Allen slumped on a stool in front of his locker, looking like a club fighter from Jersey who had picked the wrong opponent for a payday.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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