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
Threat to win 30 This is the 50th anniversary of Jones winning the 1976 National League Cy Young Award, the first Padres pitcher so honored.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
What the Phillies got instead was only the sixth pitcher with at least 10 strikeouts and no walks in six or more innings since at least 1900, when people first started counting such things.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Our pitchers have to adopt that mentality.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The latter is what his cousin, also a right-handed pitcher, always wore on the diamond growing up and as a standout at Brandon High School.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
What the Phillies got instead was only the sixth pitcher with at least 10 strikeouts and no walks in six or more innings since at least 1900, when people first started counting such things.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Our pitchers have to adopt that mentality.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The latter is what his cousin, also a right-handed pitcher, always wore on the diamond growing up and as a standout at Brandon High School.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
Noun
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According to investigators, during the months she was held captive, the teen was barely given food and was forced to use a water jug as a toilet.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Rigid plastic containers such as water bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottles.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To make the frosting, in a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, 1 cup of the powdered sugar, ⅔ cup of cocoa powder and two tablespoons of the milk.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Also, someone on Reddit once paid $27 for two protein bars and a cup of grapes at JFK.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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For decades, kosher wine in the United States remained associated with sweet, low-end bottles even as the general market moved toward dry, higher-quality wines.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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The coach is swigging from a beer bottle, visibly drunk even from across a hockey rink, and roundly berating his players.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 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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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
12 Sep. 2024
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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