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
Verplancke also is a fine pitcher.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Growing up, Padres pitcher Nestor Cortes watched legends like Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens take the ball in the playoffs.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
There is also debate over whether pitchers should ever issue challenges or if that would be better left to the catchers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Lincecum was the best pitcher in baseball in ‘08 and ‘09, winning Cy Youngs in both years, then led the Giants to their first San Francisco title in ’10.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Growing up, Padres pitcher Nestor Cortes watched legends like Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens take the ball in the playoffs.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
There is also debate over whether pitchers should ever issue challenges or if that would be better left to the catchers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Lincecum was the best pitcher in baseball in ‘08 and ‘09, winning Cy Youngs in both years, then led the Giants to their first San Francisco title in ’10.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
Noun
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The jugs cost 600 pounds, and have already been restocked due to demand.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nod to nature with an antique jug of faux or real autumn foliage.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just add a cup of lentils to the mix, and enjoy the extra benefits.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
25 Sep. 2025
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Emptying the dust cup was simple thanks to clear arrow indicators, although detaching it from the wand first added a small inconvenience.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This backpack already comes with two zippered pouches that are perfect for holding refillable toiletry bottles, makeup, and hair accessories.—
Jordyn Burrell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Market Wines will donate $1 for every glass and every bottle of rosé sold.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
12 Sep. 2024
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Their crop: wine, so fine the poet Dante sang its praises and medieval kings and popes guzzled it by the flagon.—
Julia Buckley,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Nov. 2023
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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