variants
also basketsful
as in loads
a considerable amount
the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects
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Noun
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With catering, families can avoid the expense of purchasing and preparing large quantities of food, which can often go to waste.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024 -
But the mountains can’t make snow if temperatures aren’t cold enough, and natural snow has only been falling in large quantities later in the season in recent years at many resorts, according Andria Huskinson, communication and public relations manager at Solitude.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.—
Margaux Laskey,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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More than two dozen drug cartel suspects from Mexico — including the man charged in the 1985 slaying of a U.S. drug agent — are in U.S. custody after Mexican officials agreed to send them to the United States, four sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.—
Jonathan Dienst,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names more than two dozen defendants, including Combs’ mother Janice, Universal Music, MTV, and several other Bad Boy officials.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The annual December event, which got its start nearly a dozen years ago, starts Thursday.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Dec. 2024
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Festival goers sampled sandwiches provided by more than two dozen vendors.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Basketfuls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basketfuls. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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