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bin

noun

ˈbin

Definition of bin

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 Policies vary, and many textile collection bins won’t take pillows. — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 12 Sep. 2026 The amount of leaves that can be gathered before your Shop-Vac’s bin needs emptying is measured in cubic feet as well as bushels, which are slightly larger units of measurement. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 In 2019, after another title was vacated, the trophy went missing until being discovered in 2021 in a trash bin. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 There were real successes, such as locating Osama bin Laden in 2011 and destroying his group, al-Qaida, and later, dismantling the Islamic State. — Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bin

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The Chiefs haven’t adapted as defenses have trended toward two deep safeties and light boxes.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Instead of carrying one sandwich or a small box, it is built to move substantial cargo between locations.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of box

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Elliss, now with the New Orleans Saints, spent three seasons in Atlanta with a locker next to Robinson’s, trying to see if there were any cracks in the running back’s foundation.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
New Dolphins quarterback Brady Cook could sit at his locker in peace on Wednesday because reporters opted to swarm Kyle McCord instead.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of locker

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In my dream, the woman with the shape of Kiju’s hand imprinted on her cheek was using a hatchet, slamming it into the trunk over and over again, her neatly coiffed hair loose and knotted.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Here’s why A buck tears into a cedar tree trunk, leaving shavings of bark all around its already scarred base.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of trunk

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But that night, alone in his home, Carr took a knife and held it to his chest.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, Donnelly and Sanchez said, she has been prescribed baby aspirin, a statin, diltiazem and nitroglycerin as needed for chest pains.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of chest

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