as in box
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a storage bin for hats and gloves put plastics in this recycling bin, and glass in that one
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Recent Examples of bin
Bargain-bin potting mix often drains poorly or contains few nutrients to begin with.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Plastic bins can trap moisture and release chemicals, which may weaken fabrics, cause odors, or attract pests.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
The classic farmer’s market tote bag finds new life as a storage bin.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
The peels are wet and fresh, acting as a green material in your compost bin.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Plastic bins can trap moisture and release chemicals, which may weaken fabrics, cause odors, or attract pests.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
The classic farmer’s market tote bag finds new life as a storage bin.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
The peels are wet and fresh, acting as a green material in your compost bin.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bin
Noun
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People drove up and opened trunks to reveal boxes and shopping bags full of ancient yellowed papers.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Wacha felt his chain break after the A’s Carlos Cortes had stepped into the batter’s box.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Josh Hart is dejected at his locker.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People drove up and opened trunks to reveal boxes and shopping bags full of ancient yellowed papers.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Hernandez’s badly decomposed body was found in the trunk of Burke’s Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard in September.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Investigators said the argument escalated into a physical fight when the female suspect began swinging and striking the victim in the chest and head and then pulling her hair.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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Changing this simple action may go a long way in preventing that burning feeling in the chest.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
1 May 2026
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There’s a parallel universe where possibly one of the greatest songs of all time, and definitely the best song ever written about the boys being back in town, was squandered off into the abyss of record-store crates and never given a chance to shine.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Bin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bin. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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