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Recent Examples of breadbasket
Pont-Sonde is a major rice producer located in Haiti’s breadbasket region.
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Reuters, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
On the second, with the Jets in the Bills’ red zone, defensive end Greg Rousseau’s long arms tipped an Aaron Rodgers pass into the air that fell right into defensive tackle Jordan Phillips’ breadbasket.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Could the south succeed without the agricultural breadbasket of the north?
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
However, the war has transformed the continent’s breadbasket into potentially the world’s worst famine for 40 years, with 50% of Sudan’s population requiring humanitarian aid.
—Charlie Campbell / Dubai, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
On the second, with the Jets in the Bills’ red zone, defensive end Greg Rousseau’s long arms tipped an Aaron Rodgers pass into the air that fell right into defensive tackle Jordan Phillips’ breadbasket.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Could the south succeed without the agricultural breadbasket of the north?
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
However, the war has transformed the continent’s breadbasket into potentially the world’s worst famine for 40 years, with 50% of Sudan’s population requiring humanitarian aid.
—Charlie Campbell / Dubai, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadbasket
Noun
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The inimitable Erica Messer — aka the lady with the cast iron stomach — serves as showrunner.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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One of his bullets sailed half a block down Fox St., hitting the young 6th grader in the stomach, mortally wounding her.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His post included a photo of his abdomen post-surgery, as well as an image of himself using a walker while being assisted by medical staff.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The wasps’ strange abdomens each had three flaps with small spikes and trigger hairs, similar to the motion-detecting hairs on a Venus flytrap.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Surprisingly, Olaf pats his brother on the belly with his paw, reciprocating his love for the very first time since his arrival.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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About an hour later, a sharp, intense pain in my belly startled me out of my sleep.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Breadbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadbasket. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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