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Recent Examples of pail
Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Eventually, pails and shovels were replaced by footballs and Frisbees, but the beach bag was still the repository for books, one for each of us.
—Maggie Mulqueen, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
How to gradually transition your dog to The Farmer's Dog
One of my dogs is a little sensitive to different foods and one is an actual garbage pail and will eat anything.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The limited medical supplies included a potbellied stove, a pail of water for sterilization, sheets torn into strips to be boiled in the pail, anti-tetanus serum and bandages.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Eventually, pails and shovels were replaced by footballs and Frisbees, but the beach bag was still the repository for books, one for each of us.
—Maggie Mulqueen, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
How to gradually transition your dog to The Farmer's Dog
One of my dogs is a little sensitive to different foods and one is an actual garbage pail and will eat anything.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The limited medical supplies included a potbellied stove, a pail of water for sterilization, sheets torn into strips to be boiled in the pail, anti-tetanus serum and bandages.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pail
bucket
Noun
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That collectible popcorn bucket.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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The metaphor of a bucket of cold water is inadequate.—
Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez,
The Dial,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Pail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pail. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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