cartridge

noun

Definition of cartridgenext
1
as in ammunition

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2
as in kit

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Recent Examples of cartridge Then, with emergency approval from German regulators, Büttner and his colleagues connected the patient to the Hemopurifier, a baton-sized cartridge filled with sticky proteins from the common snowdrop plant. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026 For all those reasons, MVG believes the only practical way to get Doom running on a Neo Geo is to pack additional hardware into the cartridge, much like the Super FX2 chip that powered the limited SNES port of the game. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 Joe had purchased the gun because of its powerful air-cartridge system. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026 The headrest of the front passenger seat where Rocha was sitting was damaged, and several 9 mm cartridge casings were found near the Mansfield Highway and Seminary Drive intersection. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cartridge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartridge
  1. ammunition
  2. kit
  3. load
  4. keg
  5. shell
  6. bottle
  7. missile
  8. pail
Noun
  • McBride said Robinson's DNA was found on the towel and the rifle, and similar ammunition was found at his home.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Explosions at Ndjili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, triggered by a fire in an ammunition dump, kill more than 100 people.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of ammunition
Noun
  • The gun given to Britain’s Keir Starmer came with a cleaning kit and 500 bullets, a Downing Street source said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The category also gives brands more room to sell filters and service kits after the original purchase.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Definition of kit
Noun
  • MetroLoft added roughly 18,000 square feet to 15 upper floors, and the additional load caused two columns to bend, Berman said.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • At a press conference at the site, Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said that the city was bringing in emergency beams and columns to help shore up some of the unstable building’s load.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • In addition to Groom’s original downtown Eureka brewery and cafe, Lost Coast Brewery now includes a 75,000-square-foot facility that can fill 1,400 kegs per day.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The backyard bash featured a bouncy house, cotton candy machines and bubbles for the kids, as well as activities for adults like beer pong and a keg for keg stands.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of keg
Noun
  • Officials say 850,000 firework shells will be launched from 10 sites, with the president calling it the largest fireworks show in history.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Multiple moons in the outer solar system — Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa, for example — host big liquid-water oceans beneath their icy shells.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of shell
Noun
  • Trust her to direct you to the right bottle on her concise, personal list, or to pour you a glass of something exciting from a nightly-changing selection.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • An amazing summer essential and handbag must-have, this refreshing body mist smells like sunshine in a bottle.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • Yet Iranian forces are still able to fire back, sending missiles and drones toward US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Trump added that his administration had not yet informed the manufacturers of the missiles, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of missile
Noun
  • The popcorn pail, topped with a replica of the giant sandworms of planet Arrakis, made customers reach their hands through the sandworm's teeth to dish out popcorn from inside.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of pail

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“Cartridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartridge. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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