Thesaurus results for CONTAINERS

containers

noun

plural of container

as in bins

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 containers Native Plant Sale Buy native plants to add to your garden or containers to create habitats for birds, pollinators and other wildlife. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 After some quality control checks, including researchers who examine mosquito sperm under a microscope to ensure those swimmers are dead in the water, they get packed into containers for release. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 In fact, Lucas and LACMA are members of an encouraging new crop of museums — blobs or otherwise — designed as landscapes themselves rather than just containers in a landscape. — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026 Four cars and two storage containers were damaged by the inferno, the fire department said. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 Some are made from one standard container, while others use larger containers, or even combine three or more together to make the tiny house. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026 Cans, water containers, mattresses and crosses - seeming evidence of the home's former Christian occupants — lay scattered across a dirty room. — Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026 After the wound areas are a brown color, dip the cut ends in rooting powder and stick them a few inches deep into containers of moist, loose potting soil. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 The city is densely populated but doesn’t have trash containers; instead, people leave their trash bags on the street, where they are often torn up by animals and the occasional vandal. — Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for containers

Noun

As the two older girls dig through bins and happily run around with their shopping bags, their stepmom peruses the shelves with her 4-year-old, Galya.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Think about everywhere your phone ends up on a travel day, from airport security bins to tray tables and seatback pockets.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

Officers later brought the men back to the hotel with bags over their heads and beat them in front of other detainees, according to the lawyers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
There are entry checks, large bags are prohibited — and smoking marijuana is not allowed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bags

Noun

The policy could have affected legally present immigrants, Temporary Protected Status holders and DACA recipients, while burdening underfunded agencies and deterring families from seeking help.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The fund asserted in its letter that a potential strategic buyer of the entire company could subsequently divest assets, shifting the execution risk of such sales away from Devon holders.

— David Faber, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of holders

Noun

And, of course, there are more gunfights and suspense sequences, including with champagne bottles as blunt weapons for Knightley in her second-season return.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
But at the very top end, the market continues to produce extraordinary results for bottles with exceptional rarity and provenance.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

Students, community members and local organizations teamed up to deliver 1,350 food boxes to residents in Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills and Pontiac.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
With their compact dimensions and ease of transport, the metal boxes are tailor made for tiny homes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026