as in bin
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation
save the plastic containers from the deli for other uses
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Recent Examples of container
Panama's government estimates that more than 2,500 tons of trash have been left behind, including gasoline containers, mountains of plastic, and even human skeletons.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Planting petunias in containers—like planters, hanging baskets, or window boxes—works well for both gardeners and hummingbirds, says Carey.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
The waste, which came in 10 large containers, was declared as mixed metal scrap containing aluminium, copper and iron, but turned out to be circuit boards mixed in a huge pile of metal scrap, said Theeraj Athanavanich, director-general of the Customs Department.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Gill’s truckers, who haul goods from the Port of Oakland, typically move 50 containers a week.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Planting petunias in containers—like planters, hanging baskets, or window boxes—works well for both gardeners and hummingbirds, says Carey.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
The waste, which came in 10 large containers, was declared as mixed metal scrap containing aluminium, copper and iron, but turned out to be circuit boards mixed in a huge pile of metal scrap, said Theeraj Athanavanich, director-general of the Customs Department.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Gill’s truckers, who haul goods from the Port of Oakland, typically move 50 containers a week.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for container
Noun
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Halbert suggests storing fleece and thermal pajama sets in bins under beds.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Guided by Devine’s musical predilections, with a few concessions to more populist tastes, the bins include blues, jazz, country, sound tracks, punk rock, and New Orleans/zydeco.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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One such incident occurred in Gurnee, Illinois, where an adult concealed carry permit holder believed a student was in danger.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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As the Platinum Chalice status holder, Adomian adopts an old man’s slow gait and crotchety American geriatric voice to yet another ovation.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Then, open the bag and your truffles and bon bons will be just like you new.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
13 May 2025
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None of the quartet has been good offensively, and defensively, the first base bag has seen better days.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Only plug one heat-producing appliance into a receptacle outlet at a time.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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There was an 87% increase in reports of high-volume mail theft from mail receptacles, with 20,574 reports in 2019 and 38,535 reports in 2022.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The vessel, which was flying a giant Mexican flag and had 277 people aboard, then drifted toward the piers lining the riverbank as onlookers scrambled away.—
Ruth Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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This type of secret cruise is typically in the realm of small-ship cruise lines like Windstar that can get into smaller ports that larger vessels cannot.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Tall, handsome, and polite, Benny—played by Benito Skinner—checks a near-comical number of boxes: valedictorian, football player, homecoming king.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Soon, 22 boxes of 50,600 lollipops were stacked five boxes high in two walls of Dum-Dums.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Both soda companies and their distributors have claimed that their plastic bottles are recyclable.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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License holders can ship up to 24 nine-liter (a nine-liter case is 12 750 milliliter bottles) cases of wine per year to each eligible Arkansas consumer.—
Seth Eli Barlow,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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“Container.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/container. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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