as in jug
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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Recent Examples of pitcher
The Mets slammed six home runs off Braves pitchers in their 13-5 win.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
But Nevada pitcher Garrett Gallegos struck out consecutive Clarendon Hills hitters to get out the inning without any damage.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In return, the Twins received minor league pitcher Matt Mikulski, who has yet to pitch above Single-A Advanced at age 26.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
But in two weeks, the 22-year-old left-handed power pitcher has moved up to No. 92.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
But Nevada pitcher Garrett Gallegos struck out consecutive Clarendon Hills hitters to get out the inning without any damage.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In return, the Twins received minor league pitcher Matt Mikulski, who has yet to pitch above Single-A Advanced at age 26.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
But in two weeks, the 22-year-old left-handed power pitcher has moved up to No. 92.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
Noun
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In late August, Vrabel walked up to his favorite diner in Nashville, two cups of Starbucks in hand — one, a quad espresso, for him, and the other for the journalist spending the day with him.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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When adding personality to kitchen and dining spaces, Calderon seeks out unique kitchenware—think plates, cups, bowls, and utensils—to inject charm.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These are often available even in economy, though the specific kits usually vary by class of service Sustainable amenity kits Chua said Singapore works with its suppliers to make sure all the components in the amenity kit, like lotion bottles, are as recyclable or sustainable as possible.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Whether your reason for buying a water bottle carrier is to free up your hands or keep from scratching, denting, and inevitably losing your treasured $40 water vessel, this clever bottle sling serves all purposes.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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Paintings of elaborate feasts hang alongside beautiful and unique dishes, ewers and platters, and glimpses of recipes through historical cookbooks.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Sep. 2024
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
12 Sep. 2024
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Their crop: wine, so fine the poet Dante sang its praises and medieval kings and popes guzzled it by the flagon.—
Julia Buckley,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Nov. 2023
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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