basket

noun

Definition of basketnext
as in trunk

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Recent Examples of basket As in the LaMelo Ball who scored the winning basket in overtime that night. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 At this point, the source was interrupted by the delivery of a large fruit basket from the marketing department of Universal Pictures, which the source was quick to decline. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 With two minutes remaining in the first quarter of the Fever's eventual 90-86 win, Carrington delivered a very hard foul on Cunningham underneath the basket. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Just remember to keep cleaning supplies, anything wet, or loose items off the dryer or in a basket that isn’t sitting near any vents. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for basket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket
  1. trunk
  2. bin
  3. crate
  4. carton
  5. box
  6. bag
  7. casket
  8. locker
Noun
  • The sacred wind instrument — which is created from a eucalyptus tree trunk or branch naturally hollowed out by termites — was developed a thousand years ago by the Aboriginal community in northern Australia and is often used in cultural ceremonies.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • More and more people are secretly injecting glyphosate into tree trunks to kill them.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • To get bin and lot numbers baked into 2D barcodes, a unique label may need to be printed on site, or packages with those identifiers would need to be pre-printed and shipped to particular locations.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Stackable bins keep products grouped and prevent shelves from getting cluttered.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • But some of the big cats required sedation, including two tigers that veterinarians hoisted in canvas slings Friday and carried by hand to their transport crates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Street Glide 3 is just not designed for that kinda crazy – which in no way should stop you from putting a 131-cubic-inch crate engine into it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • Consumers can identify recalled cartons by the codes P-1950 or 0840962 alongside a Julian date between 157 and 184, printed in date-coding ink on the side of the carton.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The shelf life of an average carton of strawberries could be extended considerably with this coating, Yang said.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • The suit centered on a seconds-long clip of surveillance video featured in the documentary showing Andrews returning absentee ballots for himself and four family members at a drop box before the 2020 election.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Upstairs, Funmilayo Erinfolami packs the last of her belongings into cardboard boxes.
    — Windsor Johnston, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • Panettiere’s boyfriend, identified as Brian Hickerson, showed responding officers a bag of her medications, according to a police report, which was heavily redacted.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Royal Oak Public Library now has a policy prohibiting shopping carts and large bags from being brought inside the library.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bag
Noun
  • Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Corpses are then placed into either a cardboard box or casket at the crematorium and left to burn for several hours.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of casket
Noun
  • Greene doesn’t have to look farther than across the clubhouse at Great American Ball Park, where Antone’s locker resides.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Taped to the glass divider of Ryan McMahon’s locker, a drawing of Trent Grisham stares at the Yankees’ clubhouse.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of locker

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