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Recent Examples of basket
The unit also comes with a removable cutlery basket as well as cup shelves and a cup rack that ensure delicate drink ware like wine glasses don’t get damaged.
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Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The Terps finished with 18 assists (tied for the fourth most this season) on 25 field goals — a 72% success rate that ranks third this winter behind 78.1% (25 assists on 32 baskets) in a 96-58 rout of Alcorn State on Dec. 1 and 74.3% (26 assists on 35 buckets) in that victory over Syracuse.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
Being clutch doesn’t always mean scoring a game-winning basket.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
On top of that, none of KU’s guards (outside of Zeke Mayo) are particularly fond of driving to the basket and initiating contact.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The Terps finished with 18 assists (tied for the fourth most this season) on 25 field goals — a 72% success rate that ranks third this winter behind 78.1% (25 assists on 32 baskets) in a 96-58 rout of Alcorn State on Dec. 1 and 74.3% (26 assists on 35 buckets) in that victory over Syracuse.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
Being clutch doesn’t always mean scoring a game-winning basket.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
On top of that, none of KU’s guards (outside of Zeke Mayo) are particularly fond of driving to the basket and initiating contact.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
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Investigators found damaging evidence against her, including internet searches for chloroform and neck-breaking and traces of human decomposition in the trunk of her car.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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This goes beyond removing lower branches to make mowing around the trunks easier.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Once it’s made its rounds through the house, the vacuum scoots itself back to its charging dock and empties its contents directly into the attached bin.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Simply throw in your compostable materials and turn the bin every so often.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Allow the dog to observe and sniff the rabbit through the crate without sudden movements or direct contact.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The wholesale cost of a crate of 48 large avocados increased from $75 to $85 last week, said Navarro.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the end of the catwalk, the Grammy winner pulled out a cigarette from the makeshift carton affixed to her sleeve.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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Through it all, specialty egg distributor Pete & Gerry’s says its dozen-egg cartons have been retailing for about $6.99 over the past 18 to 24 months.—
Alexandra Byrne,
NBC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The oatmeal color looks about right and when Risa picks at it with her trowel, the surrounding black and gray debris falls away, revealing the rough outline of a box’s edge.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Somebody else felt proud of having taught fellow Redditors how to open a box filled with packing peanuts without making a mess.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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And Volodymyr Zelenskyy also fumbled the bag pretty hard.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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During the clip, Palmer tested the device and showed how the elastic strap stayed in place, despite her efforts to pull the bag away.—
Alyce Collins,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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The mom and her two young sons were buried together in one casket and all three were eulogized by Yarden Bibas, husband to Shiri and father to Ariel and Kfir.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Eubanks first posted a screenshot of the article with several casket emojis on the screen, before offering her opinion on what reality star Jason Isaacs’ White Lotus character sounded most like.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Pronger made his way to the locker of Blues defenseman Colton Parayko on Saturday morning.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Ryne Stanek brought loaves of bread baked by his wife Jessica on Friday, leaving them in the lockers of some of his teammates.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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