as in loads
a considerable amount
the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects
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Recent Examples of basketful
Most of the businesses are aimed at visitors, an economy built on fishing and camping equipment, gelato, fancy coffees, enormous burgers and knickknacks by the basketful.
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Phil Kloer, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022
The prototype Mini Cooper electric convertible or a basketful of kittens?
—Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022
Lauber can expect a bushel basketful of cases from rounders, defiers, protesters, wits, wags, and wiseacres, all playing the Boechler gambit, with variations.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
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Phil Kloer, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022
The prototype Mini Cooper electric convertible or a basketful of kittens?
—Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022
Lauber can expect a bushel basketful of cases from rounders, defiers, protesters, wits, wags, and wiseacres, all playing the Boechler gambit, with variations.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
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Australia produces nearly five million tons of raw sugar a year and is the world’s third-largest exporter of cotton.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Quieter than diesel buses and less polluting, they are expected to prevent 25,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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At two dozen players, that’s between $120,000 and $252,000 in annual revenue.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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There was also another dozen cash and in-kind prizes handed out by a raft of sponsors including the Arab Cinema Center, Filmmore, Freshly Ground Stories, Ithra, Ambient Light, Rotana Studios and Titrafilm.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Amazon Echo Dot This tiny smart home hub with 107,000 five-star ratings offers a slew of handy features in a small package.Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Amid a slew of holiday travel, Amtrak's Wolverine Train lines have seen hours-long delays and power outages, with some passengers' travel plans changing from train to bus as several trains have been halted completely.Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
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The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The chief suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson appears to have dumped something on a pile of trash bags before shooting the UnitedHealthcare chief executive in New York, footage obtained by Newsweek shows.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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But suddenly, with Ankara’s proxies taking, as its southernmost salient, large chunks of Syria the Turkic strategic presence in history seems to be creeping back north and south - outmaneuvering its biggest rivals, the Iranians and Russians.Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Data from Bank of America show retail clients have a high chunk of their investments in equities and are taking on more risk.Royce Branning, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
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Holiday deals: Shop this season’s top products and sales curated by our editors.Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the Valkyries are allowed to make trades involving expansion picks, including deals that would change their placement in the spring college entry draft.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Toum is a year-round fixture at my house, but the quantity seems to triple during the holidays.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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This focus on self-care is essential in promoting a sustainable work ethic that values quality over quantity.Vikram Joshi, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Basketful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basketful. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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