handbasket

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Recent Examples of handbasket This all went to hell in a handbasket after Sidious killed Savage and defeated Maul in combat. Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 19 May 2026 The world is going to hell in a handbasket. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbasket
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Aerial footage of the fire on Monday showed neighbors springing into action to help one another by loading animals into crates.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • The set comes with eight balls made of a sturdy, all-weather resin in a storage crate.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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“Handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbasket. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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