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Recent Examples of handbasket
There’s plenty of hell-in-a-handbasket rhetoric about young people today.
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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
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
Theft, West Bagley Road: Police hope to identify and arrest a man who stole a handbasket filled with merchandise at about 3:45 p.m. July 24 from Dollar General, 390 West Bagley Road.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
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
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
Theft, West Bagley Road: Police hope to identify and arrest a man who stole a handbasket filled with merchandise at about 3:45 p.m. July 24 from Dollar General, 390 West Bagley Road.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
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Against a basket of currencies, the dollar slid as low as 97.923 =USD on Monday, its lowest since March 2022.—
Hannah Lang and Rae Wee,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The basket put the Thunder ahead 55-22 with 6:23 remaining.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The carton will prevent the eggs from picking up odors or flavors from other foods, and prevent moisture loss.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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For consumers who purchase premium eggs, the words printed on the colorful Pete & Gerry’s carton — healthy hens, healthy eggs, healthy planet — are not just marketing, but a promise.—
Pete & Gerry's Contributor,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to the warrant affidavit, the dogs were allegedly kept in crates stacked with three to four on top of one another.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Authorities said that Zinna had likely been placed in the crate for her health and safety while recovering from surgery.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As can bins that get filled up with random items that don't belong there.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2025
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Beyond picking, these robots also detect diseases and track the location of each fruit bin, providing farmers with valuable insights to manage their crops better.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Consequently, as the Longacre exhumation shows, Polly was buried in Longacre’s casket, and Arthur couldn’t bear to strip his father of his dignity.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Beginning the week of June 2, soldiers, their horses and the caisson will carry caskets for two funerals a day and a maximum of 10 per week.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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How Tree Ring Records Can Help Predict Droughts Olivia Box June 10, 2021 Inside the trunks of trees lies a wealth of data on climate that goes back generations.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors said Robert strangled Deborah to death and left her body in the trunk of her car at a remote construction site.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Penn learned the story of how her grandmother escaped in 2022 during a visit to her mother’s bank locker, where she was invited to select a piece of jewelry: a tiny flat piece of gold in the shape of a mermaid.—
Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ahead of the final round on Sunday, 14 years later, McIlroy opened his locker up to an unexpected surprise from Angel Cabrera.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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