cartons

plural of carton

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartons
Noun
  • Smaller crates and bins can be housed below the bench to one side, while smaller handheld tools can rest ready and waiting on the countertop.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Most pet owners can relate to the consistency and discipline required to encourage more-stubborn dogs, such as dachshunds, to make a habit of sleeping in their crates.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Toiletries Similar to bulk pantry goods, clear bins are ideal for storing excess toiletries, like extra bars of soap, razors, or toothbrushes.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
  • While disposals, drains, trash bins, and dishwashers are some of the most likely culprits, your walls and other surfaces could be a source of lingering odors, too.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • With boxes full of kitchen gear arriving at the office practically every single day for our team of kitchen obsessives to put through the wringer, the odds are stacked against any particular item finding a stable spot as a favorite.
    Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Hamer stopped in front of a row of boxes filled with random piles of food.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their trunks could grow to be 10 feet wide and stretch upward of 105 feet into the canopy; limbs spanned an equally wide footprint.
    Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Trees whose trunks straddle property lines are considered shared, requiring consent from both owners for removal.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Only a few seasons later, Indiana has emerged as a legitimate national championship contender, its fans literally and figuratively beating their bare chests with pride, beckoning all challengers — even those in the SEC.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Burial vaults are typically made of concrete and act as protective containers for caskets and coffins, according to The Dallas Morning News.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Those caskets’ liners can be changed between uses.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Cartons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartons. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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