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
Attleboro pitcher Jenna Callahan – who batted 4-for-5 with two doubles – was in a rhythm entering the seventh, though, retiring eight of Taunton’s previous nine batters in a 5-4 game.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Alexander, after being optioned, could only return within 15 days if replacing a pitcher placed on the IL.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Walks hurt the Royals dearly — Kansas City’s pitchers combined to issue eight — and the Guardians cashed in.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Minnesota Twins pitcher Kody Funderburk, and his wife, Alicia, were dealt a curveball.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Alexander, after being optioned, could only return within 15 days if replacing a pitcher placed on the IL.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Walks hurt the Royals dearly — Kansas City’s pitchers combined to issue eight — and the Guardians cashed in.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Minnesota Twins pitcher Kody Funderburk, and his wife, Alicia, were dealt a curveball.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
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The Cuesta Park neighborhood was quiet Thursday afternoon as a water delivery truck worked its way through the neighborhood, passing out large jugs of water and battery-operated pumps to impacted households.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Back on land, in a laboratory in the southern port city of Marseille, Sadania runs water over one of the jugs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beyond frozen treats, the new shop also serves strawberry cups, chamoy apples and mangonada.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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According to court filings, Testerman struck Oliver more than 40 times, including with a metal cup, and stomped on her about a dozen times.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Last week, to criticize billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ role as honorary chair alongside wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos, activists with the group Everyone Hates Elon left approximately 300 bottles of fake urine in the famed museum, The New York Times reports.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Use a mister or spray bottle to keep the soil moist but not wet.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
12 Sep. 2024
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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