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
See All Example Sentences for basket case
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basket case
Noun
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In 2019, essayist Sarah Chihaya had a nervous breakdown that coincided with a bout of the titular anxiety disorder, which causes someone to have an intense and irrational fear of books and writing.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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The film has a few major plot holes, mostly concerning the present-tense family meal where Lucas seems to be having a nervous breakdown.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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While some financial hiccups are normal in early adulthood, ongoing instability could signal deeper struggles with budgeting, impulsivity or even financial anxiety.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Merz vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a moment when Trump had sowed anxiety on the continent by scrambling traditional alliances and embracing Russia.—
Emmett Lindner,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Raising alarms The job cuts at the Forest Service are part of a wave of terminations across many government agencies.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Warren also raised alarms about Venu Sports last summer, joining with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Joaquin Castro to warn that the joint venture would dominate the market for live sports on streaming TV.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Scroll on for our breakdown of the best Alo leggings—including the cult favorite Airlift leggings and ever-so-versatile bootcut pants—backed up by rave reviews from Glamour editors.—
Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here's a breakdown of its key features, differences from the iPhone 16, and what its release means for Apple's product lineup.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Basket case.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket%20case. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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