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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 bins
Overflowing Trash Cans and Recycling Bins Overflowing trash cans and recycling bins are a cause of stagnant energy, which Roynon explains creates emotional and practical blockages in the home and in other areas of life.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
Try an under-cabinet organizer like these clear storage bins with pull-out trays that make everything easy to see.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
While the beach has no facilities—not even trash bins or bathrooms—its turquoise water and soft, nearly pink sand more than make up for any inconveniences.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
The strips are piled high in plastic bins, sprawled over tables and fed underneath bobbing needles.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Just as knits, outerwear, and other transitional staples get stashed away into bins and storage units, loafers are traded for easy, breezy flip-flops, classic sandals, loafers—and now the soft ballet flat.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 3 June 2026
Even the rural birds were willing to raid farm garages and trash bins to upgrade their collections.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Cabin storage is respectable throughout, with useful door bins, a practical centre console and a full-width glovebox.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
For people recycling at home, why can’t those plastic grocery bags go in their blue, curbside bins for recycling with materials like cardboard?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
Try an under-cabinet organizer like these clear storage bins with pull-out trays that make everything easy to see.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
While the beach has no facilities—not even trash bins or bathrooms—its turquoise water and soft, nearly pink sand more than make up for any inconveniences.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
The strips are piled high in plastic bins, sprawled over tables and fed underneath bobbing needles.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Just as knits, outerwear, and other transitional staples get stashed away into bins and storage units, loafers are traded for easy, breezy flip-flops, classic sandals, loafers—and now the soft ballet flat.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 3 June 2026
Even the rural birds were willing to raid farm garages and trash bins to upgrade their collections.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Cabin storage is respectable throughout, with useful door bins, a practical centre console and a full-width glovebox.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
For people recycling at home, why can’t those plastic grocery bags go in their blue, curbside bins for recycling with materials like cardboard?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bins
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Super Bowl winners have his rings, too — the Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles and the Seattle Seahawks, whose players opened their ornate jewelry boxes at a private team party Thursday night to find the prize every NFL player covets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Since the thefts, several victims have installed lock boxes for their packages, and one homeowner reported plans to install a fence.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Their lockers on the road are right next to each other, no matter the arena.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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People in Manhattan live in lockers that sometimes have a toilet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The eleven canvas suites are furnished in classic 1920s style, with campaign furniture, antique trunks, Persian rugs, brass fittings and vintage photographs.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The fabric of most men's swim trunks doesn't contain as much elastane as a woman's bathing suit.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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An American flag hangs at the front of Mohammad Ghafari’s Shater Abbass Bakery & Market along Westwood, where crates of pomegranates, oranges, watermelon and other fruit and vegetables crowd the sidewalk.—
Pat Maio,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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McAfee, not fully grasping why people would want to drink milk that was unpasteurized, nonetheless went to his silo, filled half-gallon containers and packed them in ice chests.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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Before more recent warmup games, the Iran team stood with their right hands across their chests during the anthem.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Bins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bins. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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