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
In the message, Jefferson told Henderson about his father, Jesse Jefferson, an MLB pitcher for eight years between 1973 and 1981.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The Atlanta Braves great and Hall of Fame pitcher has participated in the American Century Championship in 13 of the past 14 years and first participated in the celebrity golf tournament back in 2000.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Coach Rich Wallace spent the past offseason rebuilding the roster through the transfer portal, adding more pitchers in hopes of handling the grueling challenge of playing in the Big 12.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Winter Springs upped its lead to 3-0 in the third after Maldonado singled with one out, and winning pitcher Tiffany Seemann singled behind her.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The Atlanta Braves great and Hall of Fame pitcher has participated in the American Century Championship in 13 of the past 14 years and first participated in the celebrity golf tournament back in 2000.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Coach Rich Wallace spent the past offseason rebuilding the roster through the transfer portal, adding more pitchers in hopes of handling the grueling challenge of playing in the Big 12.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Winter Springs upped its lead to 3-0 in the third after Maldonado singled with one out, and winning pitcher Tiffany Seemann singled behind her.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 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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Practice micro self-care: Take five minutes of deep breathing in your car, savor a hot cup of coffee in peace or enjoy a brief walk while the kids play in the yard.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Head to Stanley to grab tumblers and cups in a variety of sizes for up to 40 percent off through Thursday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Joel ingested the entire bottle and was in a coma for days.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Armagnac 1830 – the oldest Armagnac bottle in the world, aged 195 years.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 15 Jun. 2025.
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