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 same ban is also imposed for cosmetic products, paper and cardboard food containers. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Customers can bring their own containers into the store and fill them with products from the shop's refill stations. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Sauce in dispenser containers on the prep lines lacked date mark labels. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 The same could be said for styrofoam cups and containers near the steam table. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 The port’s record September — totalling 1,042,652 containers — also represents the most volume ever moved through any port in the Western Hemisphere. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The containers have been heavily modified, with two joined side-by-side and the third placed on top at one end. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 Shipping containers placed by police along key routes in Islamabad since last month to block potential rallies have disrupted traffic and forced residents in the capital and neighboring Rawalpindi to take lengthy detours. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The amenities in the room are unmarked, in beautiful refillable containers, and have a natural, earthy scent that blends nicely with the environment. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Skip the cardboard… Really just trust me on this one and rent reusable bins from a moving company with good reviews.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Students barricaded a high school in northeastern Paris with garbage bins on Thursday before police moved in with tear gas, as France’s nationwide protests showed few signs of ending.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

The administration’s rule, which affects nearly 200,000 foreign CDL holders, has been challenged by labor unions and drivers, and a case is before an appeals court in Washington, DC.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
The role of president in Kosovo is largely ceremonial, though office holders do play an important role in foreign policy and serve as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of holders

Noun

There are no people in her piece, simply 45 silver images of Bowery storefronts and gutters, typically littered with empty bottles.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The image could be found on T-shirts, hats, billboards, beer bottles, Christmas ornaments and even adorned the cover of several books written about the championship season.

— Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

By defining requirements upfront and approving change orders quickly, the model improves schedule certainty and ensures vessels are mission-ready when they are delivered.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of vessels

Noun

Three live cockroaches were on boxes of to-go bags behind the counter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Ocean container volume was flat from a year ago (although up since Q1 as Sean will explain), so the improvement there came from carriers holding back capacity, not from more boxes moving.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026