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 The rules required residents to use bear-resistant trash containers as wildlife officials determined bears, typically shy, boldly wandered into neighborhoods in search of left-overs in garbage bins. —

Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026 Cool it before transferring to freezer safe zipper-style bags or containers. —

Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 Hapag-Lloyd said dry cargo, refrigerated and in-gauge specialized containers are the only freight being accepted under its booking resumption. —

Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 May 2026 Other plants can be grown the next season or in containers and placed away from the garden plot. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 May 2026 Gardenias bring a certain elegance to porch containers, with evergreen foliage and intoxicating fragrance. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 It can even be grown in containers, enhancing beauty without taking up too much space. —

Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026 Our evidence rests in the eight spindly tomato plants poking up from small containers next to a large window in our back room. —

Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 At the Port of Virginia, humans operate cranes that load containers onto trucks, but the cranes can also arrange huge stacks of containers on their own. —

Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025

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Noun

Passengers will be limited to two portable chargers, which cannot be stored in overhead bins.

— Zach Wichter, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Portable chargers -- which contain lithium-ion batteries intended to charge personal electronic devices -- may not be stored in overhead bins and cannot be recharged during the flight, the airline said.

— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026