bassinet

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Recent Examples of bassinet That could include an adult bed or mattress, bassinet, crib, play yard, couch, futon, or toddler bed. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024 The medical team removed the infant from the bassinet within a minute. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 If your baby falls asleep, move your baby to a crib, play yard, or bassinet. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024 Attention soon turned to the baby wearing a sleeping cap in the next row; Lufthansa offered a bassinet that attached to the bulkhead. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bassinet 
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Noun
  • Best known for their super sofa bedding, Cozy Earth is replacing items lost in the fire. Newton, known for crib mattresses is offering order replacements.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • One directs providers to place a blanket in every crib, even though the state prohibits using blankets to reduce the risk of SIDS.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fell says the project is especially interested in Woodstock’s place in the Catskill Mountains, a former summer refuge for New York’s Jewish vacationers and a cradle of Borscht Belt comedy.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Or in his woodshop finishing a cradle for a great-grandchild.
    Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Once removed from app stores, users won’t be able to download updates to TikTok, and the app could become more buggy and difficult to use over time.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The city’s street traffic committee studied what happened when police officers stopped directing street cars, buggies and automobiles at busy intersections, including this one.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Once upon a time, Ronaldo would have been prone to a strop — comically throwing his toys out of the pram and throwing his arms about as his team-mates looked on at one of the greatest players ever losing his head.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.
    MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024

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“Bassinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bassinet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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