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
He was traded to the Giants in March 2019 for Tyler Herb, a pitcher who never made it to the big leagues.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
Wilson, the Red Sox’s first Black pitcher, also homered in the game.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Ashton Herdrich, 7, who traveled from Orange County for the event, plays catcher, pitcher and third base.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
The 2025 team wore down pitchers through its quantity of at-bats, not the length of them.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
Wilson, the Red Sox’s first Black pitcher, also homered in the game.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Ashton Herdrich, 7, who traveled from Orange County for the event, plays catcher, pitcher and third base.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
The 2025 team wore down pitchers through its quantity of at-bats, not the length of them.
—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
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Right now, Prime members can score exclusive savings and summer deals on YETI tumblers, coolers, jugs, backpacks and more when shopping on Amazon.
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Just last week, Kiki’s—a Greek spot known for its platters and $25 jugs of wine—was seized by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, which says the restaurant’s LLC and one of its owners owe more than $1 million in taxes.
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Enjoy a second cup of your morning brew and count your blessings.
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Take all the fuss out of making your morning cup of coffee with this convenient pod coffee maker.
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The day after the crash, the boat was found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay.
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More than 11,000 bottles of the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone have been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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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.
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Inspired by antiques like cobalt glass, Egyptian glass ewers and hotel breakfast sets and mid-20th-century Italian glassware, Jacobsen came up with the Continental Collection.
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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.
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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