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Recent Examples of breadbasket
As a result, there is now a growing possibility of simultaneous crop failures in two far-apart breadbaskets—something that could disrupt the global food supply and lead to malnutrition and, in some places, widespread starvation.
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Michael Oppenheimer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Ukraine is also the breadbasket of Europe and Africa — when Russia is not shelling its remaining ports.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
The military has recaptured swaths of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in recent months, and pushed the paramilitaries out of a key breadbasket region in central Sudan.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Gangs now control close to 90% of the capital and are now also in the country’s breadbasket, the Artibonite region.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Michael Oppenheimer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Ukraine is also the breadbasket of Europe and Africa — when Russia is not shelling its remaining ports.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
The military has recaptured swaths of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in recent months, and pushed the paramilitaries out of a key breadbasket region in central Sudan.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Gangs now control close to 90% of the capital and are now also in the country’s breadbasket, the Artibonite region.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadbasket
Noun
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The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Dandelions have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries to treat various issues, including stomach problems and inflammation.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Carpenters have yellow fuzz on their thorax, but their abdomens are shiny, black, and hairless.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Meals like beef tips over rice, hamburger steak with onions and gravy, and fried chicken and fish will fill your belly and bring you back to another time.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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First responders hoisted the victim out by helicopter, leaving them dangling at the end of a 150-foot rope from the aircraft’s belly, before landing and transferring them to an ambulance.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside Online,
30 May 2025
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“Breadbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadbasket. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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