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 From acrylic canisters for the pantry to the right under-the-sink storage in a bathroom, organization containers are useful. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026 The November 3 demonstration focuses on a center-console side-cover sorting workstation, where the machines repeatedly handle components and move them between containers and storage racks. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 Afterward, store washed or cut produce in clean containers in the refrigerator and away from raw meat, poultry and seafood to avoid cross-contamination. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Multiple bulk containers of sauces and dips in walk-in cooler nearest back loading area have unhandled utensils present in product for dispensing. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 If those containers can’t communicate with each other, nothing works. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 These hatchlings, which can easily fit in the palm of a hand, are packaged in individual Tupperware containers and then released in the desert scrub. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026 Two large containers of cooked bean were improperly cooling in the walk-in refrigerator. — Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Notably in October 2024, burglars broke into several shipping containers on a freight train in the West Side's Austin community in an hours-long daylight heist. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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Noun

First, ensure trash bins are tightly sealed and stored a few feet away from your home, since open waste easily attracts mice or rats.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 1 Nov. 2026
And the city has removed many of the huge street-corner bins where Parisians are accustomed to dropping their empty wine and beer bottles.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

Cardboard boxes and paper bags of food items being stored directly on floor of walk-in cooler and dry storage area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, people filled plastic bags with sand to try to prevent further flooding inside.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of bags

Noun

The platform topped all rights holders in TikTok’s short-drama revenue-share rankings for the first quarter of 2026.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Me+Em joins brands including Burberry, Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes and accessories maker Anya Hindmarch on the elite list of Royal Warrant holders.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of holders

Noun

In Shibuya, Halloween festivities were already a nuisance — but now, officials realized there was more to worry about than empty bottles and loud music.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Take High Density Polyethylene, or HDPE, used to make shampoo and detergent bottles.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

Conventionally, such vessels are primarily designed to support amphibious operations, transport military personnel, deploy helicopters and facilitate landing operations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Iran's report did not identify the vessels or provide details about the crews.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of vessels

Noun

Cardboard boxes of food items being stored directly on floor of dry storage area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
In dozens of Associated Press interviews with people who cast ballots at advance polling places or drop boxes across the country, the angst was palpable, most sharply from those who oppose Trump but also from many who support him.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026