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
Set plants just deep enough that the root collar (where the trunk meet the root system) is level with or slightly above the surrounding soil level.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
The officer noticed a blood-like substance leaking out of the trunk, and inside, found the body of Haller’s former client Sam Scales.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Dogs sniff each other’s rears, African elephants swing their trunks, and songbirds peck at one another’s feathers.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
In September, the decomposing body of the 15-year-old girl was discovered in the trunk of D4vd’s vehicle, roughly two weeks after it was reported abandoned on a street in Hollywood.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
The officer noticed a blood-like substance leaking out of the trunk, and inside, found the body of Haller’s former client Sam Scales.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Dogs sniff each other’s rears, African elephants swing their trunks, and songbirds peck at one another’s feathers.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
In September, the decomposing body of the 15-year-old girl was discovered in the trunk of D4vd’s vehicle, roughly two weeks after it was reported abandoned on a street in Hollywood.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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Philadelphia car owners have used folding tables and plastic bins.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investigators, one of whom wore a Pima County Sheriff's Department vest, took equipment out of plastic bins in a truck.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The visiting locker room has comparatively low ceilings, ugly carpet and utilitarian lockers.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Seventeen states and the District of Columbia ban phones throughout the school day but allow students to keep them in accessible storage, such as lockers or backpacks, according to the report.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The coal is usually placed in boxes that are hoisted to the surface with pulleys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Longhorns also created 10 suites in Belmont Hall, where the press box used to be, and sold them for $10 million each.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Five minutes after half-time, Dominic Calvert-Lewin had the space to guide an improvised finish home with his chest, after Gruev was allowed far too much room to cross from the edge of the box.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Respiratory Conditions Chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect your lungs and airways, causing symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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