basketful

noun

ˈba-skit-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce basketful (audio)
Definition of basketfulnext
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 But don’t be fooled: The plot is trite; the cast, a basketful of stereotypes. — Ilan Stavans, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023 Wishing you sunshine and a basketful of chocolate on this beautiful day. — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 20 Feb. 2023 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for basketful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basketful
  1. ton
  2. dozen
  3. slew
  4. bunch
  5. pile
  6. chunk
  7. deal
  8. quantity
Noun
  • The tiny pup has been spotted meeting tons of celebs, including Demi Moore and her tiny dog, Pilaf, Powell's Twister costar Daisy Edgar-Jones and more.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Avocado makes a ton of great organic sleep products, particularly its Green Mattress and Eco Mattress Topper.
    — Nena Farrell, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of ton
Noun
  • Witnesses described two men, later identified as Villanueva-Morales and 29-year-old Javier Alatorre, entering the bar and firing more than a dozen shots into the crowd of approximately 40 patrons.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • With an enrollment of over 45,000 students, FSU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across more than a dozen colleges.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Tuohy was a generational talent from New York who won three national cross country championships and set a slew of national high school records over her time for North Rockland.
    — Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Some new appliances have over a dozen cycles, and then there are a slew of other things to consider, including water temperature, spin speed, cycle duration, and agitation.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of slew
Noun
  • And on the outside of each thigh, deep pockets are big enough to hold a bunch of gels.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
  • For example, the boss tom with a bunch of hens will be hard to decoy in with a single hen.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Learning that medical options for managing the condition are limited to hormonal drugs and surgery just piles onto the disappointment.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
  • That didn’t bother Robinson, who is an hobbyist diver and had already done a dive visit to the site before acquiring the sunken pile of rusty iron.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of pile
Noun
  • Mitchell spent a chunk of the game defending Hawks star guard Trae Young, limiting him to just two field-goal attempts while guarding him for six minutes of game clock, according to NBA tracking stats.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • In 1978, Wenner sold the magazine to Larry Burke, a young man from Chicago who had spent a chunk of his twenties vagabonding around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of chunk
Noun
  • The downgrading of the talks comes at a critical time, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Washington could walk away if there was no progress on a deal soon.
    — Elizabeth Piper, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Here's a hypothetical deal that could get the trade done to send Abbott to the Dodgers: Los Angeles Dodgers receive: LHP Andrew Abbott Cincinnati Reds receive: C/OF Dalton Rushing, OF Eduardo Quintero, LHP Justin Wrobleski Abbott is a potential ace who's already proved to be a solid innings-eater.
    — Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of deal
Noun
  • In fact, vitamin D is the only vitamin our bodies can synthesize in sufficient quantities just from exposure to energy from our planet’s vital star.
    — Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In our experience, quality over quantity is important.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of quantity

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