Thesaurus results for CARTONS

cartons

noun

plural of carton

as in crates

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Recent Examples of cartons The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods. — Greta Cross, The Providence Journal, 29 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

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Noun

On a Saturday in late September 2025, the 40-year-old mother of four was loading crates of grapes onto a forklift in a Fresno County field.

— Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
In the 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper, the Muppets get shipped across the Atlantic in crates stenciled with the species inside.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of crates

Noun

Their advice is simple — compost or use the kitchen garbage disposal to limit the food waste that is thrown out, put trash in outdoor bins right before pickup and make sure garbage cans are secure.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
Do not compost diseased foliage because home compost piles or bins usually do not get hot enough to kill the pathogens.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

Despite intermittent downpours, shoppers waded through the water carrying bags, backpacks and boxes of groceries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
SpaceX took a big step toward meeting those ambitious goals with today's success, but Starship still has some boxes to check.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of boxes

Noun

The players have to figure out how to open the chests, each of which contains part of a code.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Many have ports implanted beneath the skin of their chests so each treatment does not mean another needle searching for a vein already strained by months of infusions.

— Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of chests

Noun

Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

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