carton

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for carton
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carton
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Tissue boxes were brought to the families as the testimony began.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Foster wore a blue bikini set, while Jackman selected a pair of floral swim trunks.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • The facility had different meats — including uncooked chicken, beef and fish — stored together in a chest freezer.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Asked organizers if there will be a body inside the casket.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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