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Recent Examples of carton
Companies have deployed them in quality control on beverage-carton production lines, in laser welding robots, and in Internet of Things devices.
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Christoph Posch, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2025
Then, in the final moments of Season 3 finale, Ginny recognizes a pregnancy quirk in her mother, who drinks milk straight out of the carton.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
That’s the textured pattern of lines along the carton’s plastic cap.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Vampire Nuggets – Crispy chicken nuggets shaped like vampire fangs and bats served in a carton designed as a coffin.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
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Christoph Posch, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2025
Then, in the final moments of Season 3 finale, Ginny recognizes a pregnancy quirk in her mother, who drinks milk straight out of the carton.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
That’s the textured pattern of lines along the carton’s plastic cap.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Vampire Nuggets – Crispy chicken nuggets shaped like vampire fangs and bats served in a carton designed as a coffin.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carton
Noun
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Through food rewards and gradual trust-building, the birds learn to travel in a crate and to sit on a perch and a glove during a program.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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Officials say truckloads of antiquities were driven from the capital in 2023 — RSF members filmed themselves opening crates of mummified remains — and estimate total losses at $110 million.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And keep your in-flight essentials like headphones, sleep mask, e-reader, and other tech tools together in your personal item that stays with you at the seat rather than in the overhead bin.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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The set comes with three small bins and one larger one; use them to neatly stow socks, bras, and underwear.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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And don’t overlook L’Epicerie du Metropole, a petite pâtisserie and gourmet food shop that sells French pastries, handmade chocolates, and (when in season) gorgeous Metropole mooncake gift boxes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tissue boxes were brought to the families as the testimony began.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Foster wore a blue bikini set, while Jackman selected a pair of floral swim trunks.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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Sutton donned a navy blue bikini with a matching swim skirt, while Jackman rocked black-and-white swim trunks with a tropical floral design.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The facility had different meats — including uncooked chicken, beef and fish — stored together in a chest freezer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hunt is said to be considering the BBC role, but is keeping her cards close to her chest in conversations with industry colleagues.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As his casket was escorted to the Maranatha Baptist Church, which had become something of a second home to him, the whole community lined the familiar streets with signs of affection toward their local hero.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Asked organizers if there will be a body inside the casket.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Kendricks spoke Wednesday at his locker directly across from Fred Warner, the four-time All-Pro who sustained a right-ankle fracture three months ago and is working toward an improbable comeback should the 49ers reach the NFC Championship round.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some Georgia districts are already using locking pouches, but schools could also just tell students to leave their phone in their locker, to turn them in to a teacher, or disable them using an online application.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Build a Go-To Cleaning Caddy Skip the overflowing cleaning cabinet this year and opt for Parfan’s hack of creating a cleaning caddy with just the staples.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
31 Dec. 2025
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Shower Caddy Soap scum, mold, and bacteria can also build up on a shower storage caddy.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Carton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carton. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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