as in nervous breakdown
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Recent Examples of basket case
Credit Suisse has become a European banking basket case.
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Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022
The village was literally a basket case, bereft of water, food and all hope.
—Steve West, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2022
Venezuela, another socialist basket case, slips to the second-most-miserable country in the world after six years in the pole position.
—Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022
Today, a mere million dollars barely buys a Miura basket case.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2022
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Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022
The village was literally a basket case, bereft of water, food and all hope.
—Steve West, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2022
Venezuela, another socialist basket case, slips to the second-most-miserable country in the world after six years in the pole position.
—Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022
Today, a mere million dollars barely buys a Miura basket case.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket case
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With that, Angelica ensures she’s got four enemies for life, all of whom are teetering on the precipice of a nervous breakdown.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Gutierrez brothers grew up in a low-income house with an alcoholic father who frequently beat both his sons and his wife, who at one point was hospitalized after a nervous breakdown, according to Diane Mosnik, a clinical neuropsychologist who evaluated Gutierrez in 2019.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 16 July 2024
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Feelings of bloating, cramping, constipation or nausea often occur because of something someone has eaten, drank or as a result of anxiety or significant amounts of stress.Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, so there is some overlap between sleep anxiety and sleep phobia (somniphobia).Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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Then, if the door ever opens from the outside, a loud alarm will sound.Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Experts worried about outbreaks As the holiday season approaches, public health experts are sounding the alarm about low vaccination rates against covid-19, the flu and RSV.SABRINA MALHI THE WASHINGTON POST, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Here’s a breakdown of the Bucks’ scenarios heading into Tuesday night.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Age breakdown was 25% under 12, 20% between 35-44, 16% 25-34, 15% 13-17, 12% 18-24, 9% 45-54 and 4% over 55.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Basket case.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket%20case. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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