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
Over the course of the next eight hours, Ghazali went to purchase gasoline four times to fill containers with the explosive fluid, Runyan said.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The image from an Airbus Defense and Space Pléiades Neo satellite shows a truck loaded with 18 blue containers going into a tunnel at the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center on June 9, 2025.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
The ordinance, scheduled to be discussed Tuesday before the Kansas City Council’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee, would also ban the sale of single-serve containers of beer and malt liquor of 40 ounces or less.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
With a 100% leakproof design, these plastic storage containers are excellent for keeping leftovers or taking your lunch on the go.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The containers stack easily for storage in the fridge or pantry, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Wolfer’s interest in creating candles in recycled containers sprouted in 2020, while working at Madison Earth Care.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
The water containers were delivered a day before the attack, Runyan said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Residents and visitors are urged to properly dispose of cigarette butts, matches, and any other flammable items in appropriate containers.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The image from an Airbus Defense and Space Pléiades Neo satellite shows a truck loaded with 18 blue containers going into a tunnel at the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center on June 9, 2025.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
The ordinance, scheduled to be discussed Tuesday before the Kansas City Council’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee, would also ban the sale of single-serve containers of beer and malt liquor of 40 ounces or less.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
With a 100% leakproof design, these plastic storage containers are excellent for keeping leftovers or taking your lunch on the go.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The containers stack easily for storage in the fridge or pantry, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Wolfer’s interest in creating candles in recycled containers sprouted in 2020, while working at Madison Earth Care.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
The water containers were delivered a day before the attack, Runyan said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Residents and visitors are urged to properly dispose of cigarette butts, matches, and any other flammable items in appropriate containers.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containers
Noun
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Use bins or baskets for off-season storage, tucking them into a closet, under a bed or on a high shelf.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Use bins or baskets for off-season storage so bulky winter items aren’t eating up prime real estate through April and May.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Initial investigations revealed that, in the days before the killings, Ligonnès had bought cement, digging tools and four bags of lime in various locations in the Nantes area.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bag rules Patrons and bags will be searched on entry.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Julie Inman Grant, who is Australia's eSafety Commissioner, on Tuesday released her first compliance report since those laws took effect demanding 10 platforms remove all Australian account-holders younger than 16.—
ROD McGUIRK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bart Jansen Solicitor General John Sauer argued that the 14th Amendment ratified in 1868 shouldn’t grant citizenship to the holders of temporary visas or immigrants without legal authorization to be in the country.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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There are also water stations on multiple floors with both still and sparkling options that make the reusable bottles actually useful.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officers arrested him and accused the suspect of placing a device consisting of two bottles of flammable liquid secured with adhesive tape and 650 grams of explosive powder.—
Chase Jordan
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The small grab-and-go posts were little more than event spaces, photo ops, and receptacles for OK-at-best coffee.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some employees hadn’t completed an accredited food-handler course, the outside trash receptacles weren’t covered and there was insufficient hot water in the employee restroom.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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The reversible design gives you two different vessels are wrapped into one, either done up in a striking colored hue or in a clear crystal, all mouth-blown and hand-turned in Saint-Louis’s manufacture in Moselle.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, stand-up paddleboards are treated as vessels, which means paddlers are expected to follow many of the same safety rules as boaters.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Kane County Health Department has partnered with community organizations to install publicly accessible naloxone dispensing boxes, making the life-saving medication easier to obtain quickly and discreetly.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Archaeologists have so far only unpacked about 300 boxes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Containers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containers. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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