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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
Even the rural birds were willing to raid farm garages and trash bins to upgrade their collections.
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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
No bins or baskets, just raw-dogging it up there (for lack of a better phrase).
—Tessa Petak, InStyle, 30 May 2026
On trash day, wash out garbage and recycling bins with bleach and water.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Cardmembers and up to 8 passengers in the same reservation will board with Group 5 giving them earlier access to overhead bins.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Directly next to the original Route 66 (present-day I-44) in the Ozarks, the pair of bins cleverly incorporates Mother Road history.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 28 May 2026
Detroit police are now investigating after dozens of donation bins intended for a local veteran's organization were vandalized.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 26 May 2026
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
No bins or baskets, just raw-dogging it up there (for lack of a better phrase).
—Tessa Petak, InStyle, 30 May 2026
On trash day, wash out garbage and recycling bins with bleach and water.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Cardmembers and up to 8 passengers in the same reservation will board with Group 5 giving them earlier access to overhead bins.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Directly next to the original Route 66 (present-day I-44) in the Ozarks, the pair of bins cleverly incorporates Mother Road history.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 28 May 2026
Detroit police are now investigating after dozens of donation bins intended for a local veteran's organization were vandalized.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bins
Noun
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The Lone Man The FBI finally interviewed Reiter in 2019, but only because Reiter called them to pick up two boxes of Epstein case files that were found by Recarey’s widow years after his death.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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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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If lockers are long gone, then naturally, Poveromo adds, so are print books.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Try planting a ring of parsley around the trunks of apple trees as part of a fruit guild, or grow a few parsley plants in pots and move them beneath the trees when the parsley starts flowering.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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The more popular Australian and New Zealand tree ferns, with their hairy trunks, get tired looking after a while, even while the giant chain fern expands radially into a huge clump with leaves up to 5 feet tall or taller.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Eventually, a wharf employee noticed one of the crates was leaking an oily substance.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The missions’ goal is to collect crates for Hondo, a galactic pirate seen in animatronic form in the queue.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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And those proudly showing off their hairy chests, and pimply backs, scars from surgeries and stretch marks from a life well lived.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Triangle bralettes work especially well on smaller chests because their plunging neckline highlights the cleavage, while racerback styles create a closer, more secure fit.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 June 2026
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“Bins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bins. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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