basket cases

noun

plural of basket case
as in anxieties

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  1. nervous breakdowns
  2. alarms
Noun
  • Some people in Caracas and surrounding areas suffered nervous breakdowns following the events of Wednesday afternoon, compounded by warnings that their homes might collapse.
    — Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of nervous breakdowns
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  • At a True Texas Project meeting earlier this month, O’Hare was sounding the alarms, worried about the safety of his seat.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But my friend says—three air raid alarms during the screening, and after each all-clear, the story was rewound ten minutes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of alarms
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“Basket cases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basket%20cases. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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