Thesaurus results for CONTAINER

container

noun

kən-ˈtā-nər

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 Flawless composite printing Engineers utilize large industrial 3D printers to produce massive objects, including aircraft parts, car bumpers, molds for boat hulls, shipping containers, and walls of buildings. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 Most people picture water bottles and food containers, but the biggest contributors are often less obvious. —

Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026 Alcohol, glass containers and pets are prohibited from the event. —

Kendrick Calfee may 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 Twenty volunteers, whose hands were either soaked for 30 minutes or unsoaked, were asked to transfer wet marbles from one container to another as quickly as possible. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for container

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Noun

Most days, a bottle of vodka journeyed from standing full in a cabinet to laying empty in a recycling bin.

— Lev Facher, STAT, 14 May 2026
Bertsch allegedly used a plastic trash bin and struck some of the ducklings before throwing them into the trash, according to the release.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026