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
There was also evidence that rats had been in the trunk — not just droppings, but chunks of paper had bite marks on the corners, and chew-sized pieces of other pages were missing.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
More fat on the arms, legs and trunk was linked to a thinner cortex in the brain’s default-mode and limbic networks – systems that support memory, internal focus and emotional regulation – pointing to slightly less efficient recall and mood control.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Leyva shut the trunk closed with one hand, prompting his brother to repeatedly open the trunk, only for Leyva to continue closing the trunk.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
More fat on the arms, legs and trunk was linked to a thinner cortex in the brain’s default-mode and limbic networks – systems that support memory, internal focus and emotional regulation – pointing to slightly less efficient recall and mood control.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Leyva shut the trunk closed with one hand, prompting his brother to repeatedly open the trunk, only for Leyva to continue closing the trunk.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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Cut up, the plant matter can be added to the compost bin or dug it into the soil.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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As Ben was loading his things into a scanner bin at a security checkpoint, with 12-year-old Grant in front of him and 19-year-old Michael behind, Ben looked across the X-ray machine and saw Ryan standing on the other side of the conveyor.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That dense concentration of furniture blocked the views between certain lockers and spatially divided the room.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The condominium is located minutes from the village via shuttle bus and has a vast game room, hot tubs, and ski lockers big enough to hold our rental equipment from Venture Sports.—
Grace Bastidas,
Parents,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Take off with a cardboard box of first editions and make a getaway?—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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While seemingly more silly than scientific, here’s what a selection of some real-world objects and activities — like hot dogs, movie-going, pawn loans, cardboard boxes, camping and gas station snacks — can tell us about the state of the American consumer and broader economy.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to court documents, responding firefighters at the shooting scene identified gunshot wounds to Barron on the center of his chest, both of his arms, his left leg beneath the knee, his buttocks, and a deformity below his right knee, above his lower left leg below the knee.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Forgoing her usual twisted updo, Williams styled her hair in loose curls, cascading down the front of her body; her ends finished just below her chest.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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