as in jug
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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Recent Examples of pitcher
Foran senior pitcher Abby Corris, who struck out 32 in last year’s championship game, had 11 strikeouts in a 10-3 semifinal win over Nonnewaug.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
Only the batter, pitcher or catcher can make a challenge.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Korn, the Division II pitcher of the year at Seton Hill last year, steadied the Mountaineers after Troy knocked out Chansen Cole in the third inning.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Fresh off two disastrous outings, pitcher Ryan Gusto put together his best performance of the season, pitching four scoreless innings while giving up just three hits and striking out four.
—Tyler Carmona
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
Only the batter, pitcher or catcher can make a challenge.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Korn, the Division II pitcher of the year at Seton Hill last year, steadied the Mountaineers after Troy knocked out Chansen Cole in the third inning.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Fresh off two disastrous outings, pitcher Ryan Gusto put together his best performance of the season, pitching four scoreless innings while giving up just three hits and striking out four.
—Tyler Carmona
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
Noun
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The volume of crystalline API needed to dose 450 million patients with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine would fill just two milk gallon jugs, Asparouhov said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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And where many a five-star is let down by little plastic cartons of UHT milk in the in-room tea and coffee station, here fresh milk in a pretty jug is delivered to the room on request.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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His eyes had rested on a flimsy plastic cup that had been abandoned on the sink, holding ragged lime slices and a slush of ice that was causing little beads of condensation to form on its sides.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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And the Clay problem demands blowup in an infinite fluid—less a cup of coffee, more a boundless sea.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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Opening up the straw cap of a Yeti bottle and finding your ice still solid is one of the simple joys in life.—
Red Fabbri,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
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Remember to wash and sterilize any bottles, scoops, or mixing containers by running them through the dishwasher or using hot soapy water.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 June 2026
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Somewhere between Venice and Paris, just as afternoon tea was served—raspberry tartlets and biscotti squisiti, coffee poured from silver ewers into porcelain cups—JR, the French artist known for his public installations, was starting to freak out.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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