as in bottles
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 pitchers
Green earned a reputation with the Padres for being an aggressive in-game manager, willing to pull starting pitchers and deploy relievers with urgency.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Nearly two weeks after the Pride night controversy erupted after four pitchers wrote Bible verses on their rainbow hats, the team is still grappling with the fallout.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Nunez can help with steals, while Burke and Cantillo are two viable starting pitchers to consider adding.
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Mike Barner,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Both of those areas must step up in the coming week until their pitchers can get healthy enough to help them in some capacity during the second half.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
On June 12, four Giants pitchers created controversy after either writing a Bible verse on the team’s Pride Night caps or abstaining from wearing the cap entirely.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Five Rays pitchers combined for a seven-inning no-hitter in a double-header against Cleveland in 2021, but that’s not recognized by MLB as an official no-hitter.
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John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
The 2025 team wore down pitchers through its quantity of at-bats, not the length of them.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Eight Marlins pitchers, none recording more than five outs, combined to hold the Giants to three runs.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Nearly two weeks after the Pride night controversy erupted after four pitchers wrote Bible verses on their rainbow hats, the team is still grappling with the fallout.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Nunez can help with steals, while Burke and Cantillo are two viable starting pitchers to consider adding.
—
Mike Barner,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Both of those areas must step up in the coming week until their pitchers can get healthy enough to help them in some capacity during the second half.
—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
On June 12, four Giants pitchers created controversy after either writing a Bible verse on the team’s Pride Night caps or abstaining from wearing the cap entirely.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Five Rays pitchers combined for a seven-inning no-hitter in a double-header against Cleveland in 2021, but that’s not recognized by MLB as an official no-hitter.
—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
The 2025 team wore down pitchers through its quantity of at-bats, not the length of them.
—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Eight Marlins pitchers, none recording more than five outs, combined to hold the Giants to three runs.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchers
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More than 11,000 bottles of the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone have been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Between organization-hero packing cubes, anti-theft wallets, and TSA-compliant travel bottles, any of the below products will keep your belongings neatly stored and safe from takeoff to touchdown.
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Right now, Prime members can score exclusive savings and summer deals on YETI tumblers, coolers, jugs, backpacks and more when shopping on Amazon.
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Just last week, Kiki’s—a Greek spot known for its platters and $25 jugs of wine—was seized by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, which says the restaurant’s LLC and one of its owners owe more than $1 million in taxes.
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Accepted items include packing material, cups, clamshells, meat trays, egg cartons and ice chests.
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This gives us an opportunity to fire up the coffee kettle and brew still more cups of stimulation.
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Somewhere between Venice and Paris, just as afternoon tea was served—raspberry tartlets and biscotti squisiti, coffee poured from silver ewers into porcelain cups—JR, the French artist known for his public installations, was starting to freak out.
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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.
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“Pitchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchers. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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