as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid
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Recent Examples of trunk
The design of the Dragon reboost kit is a smaller-scale version of what SpaceX will build for a much larger Dragon trunk under a $843 million contract signed with NASA last year for the US Deorbit Vehicle.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
The photos showed a shirtless David sporting blue swim trunks as the Spice Girls star looked elegant in a black lace and satin cover-up over her black bikini.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Family members provided her dorm-room essentials with trunk parties.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Mild symptoms include a fever, headache and body aches, occasionally with a skin rash on the trunk of the body and swollen lymph glands.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
The photos showed a shirtless David sporting blue swim trunks as the Spice Girls star looked elegant in a black lace and satin cover-up over her black bikini.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Family members provided her dorm-room essentials with trunk parties.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Mild symptoms include a fever, headache and body aches, occasionally with a skin rash on the trunk of the body and swollen lymph glands.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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Move them to covered recycling bins and discard them regularly.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Known as the happiest places on earth, their bosses have a say in everything from the location of trash bins to new restaurants and rides.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Creating rather than goalscoring will be her role, but Maclean has a fantastic long-range finish in her locker that fans — but mostly opponents — will want to watch out for.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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After an embarrassing Week 17 loss to the Chargers, Hawkins sat talking with younger safeties Dell Pettus and Marte Mapu for over an hour after the game at his locker.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Winners receive three box combos a month for 12 months.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The shoes have a wide toe box with plenty of room for feet to spread out, which helps prevent painful pinching and accommodates foot issues.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two front pockets create cozy spots for your hands, and the zippered chest pocket offers easy access to small essentials.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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Another video emerged that showed that Prescott spit on the ground in Carter’s direction first, but Carter then spit on Prescott’s chest, drawing the ejection.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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