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Recent Examples of cartons
The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.
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Greta Cross, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
In a bit that must have taken quite a bit of rehearsal, the milk cartons danced in unison to the song until a larger milk carton appeared above the stage that dumped a sheet of milk onto them, freeing the dancers from the containers.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
Greta Cross, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
In a bit that must have taken quite a bit of rehearsal, the milk cartons danced in unison to the song until a larger milk carton appeared above the stage that dumped a sheet of milk onto them, freeing the dancers from the containers.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartons
Noun
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The fruit is packed into crates, which weigh about 50 pounds apiece once full.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Food vendors tempted shoppers with crystalline slices of Parmigiano and crates adorned with tiny tortellini shells.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His property keeps walkie-talkies, bathtubs, safety rails, baby wipes, diaper bins, and soft towels available.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Keep garbage bins covered and clean them frequently to remove sticky foods.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Throughout the room are Atom Power’s purple EV charging stands and large white breaker boxes ready for assembly.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the seafood area, 181 boxes of Sea Star, Pelican Bay and Tropical salted pollock fillets needed to be at or under 41 degrees but were a balmy 59 to 69 degrees.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This version is set in a seemingly poisonous, post-nuclear wasteland, filled with flaming tree trunks.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Civetta coordinated with Graham in a pair of striped blue-and-yellow swim trunks, a silver chain necklace, and his own pair of oversized sunglasses.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Beating chests also signals ongoing belief in Shiite principles.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The second fragment of fabric (Tx2) lay in a large domestic house—also destroyed by fire—which contained six rooms lined with storage vessels and clay chests.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When those caskets came off that plane?—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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Their caskets will be draped with American flags as they're moved by an honor guard from the aircraft used to bring them home.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Cartons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartons. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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