Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbaskets
Noun
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Those customers put their waste in black, blue and green bins, which are emptied by city workers once a week.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Bauer said the two new services generating the most backlash have been adding bulky trash pickup and shifting from every-other-week pickup of blue recycling bins to every-week pickup.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To do something fun, wear my old trunks, get the old music to play, come out there, and kick somebody in the face?—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Forest Park asks residents to place the trees on the grass by the curb on the south side of the park's parking lot and to point the trunks toward the parking lot curb and the top of the tree pointing toward West Kemper Road.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Break down cardboard, shirt and gift boxes so more can fit in the recycling container and fall out readily as it is emptied, Allen said.—
Keith Matheny,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Instead of lethality, our military is focused on checking race/gender boxes.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The school’s yellow and blue appear on lockers, carpeting, upholstery, desk chairs, and uniforms.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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According to their website, Paradigm River North is pet-friendly and offers ground-floor retail and dining, along with amenities such as EV charging stations, a fitness center, valet parking, on-site security and a bike storage room with lockers and showers.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
The Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In some cases, including Louisiana, congressional maps get redrawn to ensure minority voters represent a majority of those within a district.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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The ruling comes shortly after the Court reversed another capital conviction in a different state due to prosecutorial misconduct, highlighting concerns over consistency in death penalty cases.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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