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
Sasaki is one of three young pitchers vying for two rotation spots once Snell returns from a shoulder issue.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Ten of the 11 Cubs players on the IL are pitchers, which further complicates the pitching puzzle Counsell has to piece together every day.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Jonah Heim’s work behind the plate (the pitchers rave about his ability to call a game) will be a big reason the Braves roll with three catchers for a while.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Martinez, in his sophomore year, was one of the pitchers.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
The Nationals got their first hit in the seventh on Daylen Lile's one-out double — to break a string of 15 straight batters retired by Milwaukee pitchers.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Their four pitchers in the finale combined to issue eight walks but held Baltimore to six hits and struck out 14.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
The rule gives the Dodgers some roster flexibility, because teams can only carry a maximum of 13 pitchers on their roster, but Ohtani’s designation essentially allows the Dodgers to carry 14 pitchers.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Ten of the 11 Cubs players on the IL are pitchers, which further complicates the pitching puzzle Counsell has to piece together every day.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Learning a dozen-plus pitchers, getting a grasp on their repertoires, determining how they can best be handled and what makes each tick was a challenge, along with understanding how the Rays do things.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Jonah Heim’s work behind the plate (the pitchers rave about his ability to call a game) will be a big reason the Braves roll with three catchers for a while.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Martinez, in his sophomore year, was one of the pitchers.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
The Nationals got their first hit in the seventh on Daylen Lile's one-out double — to break a string of 15 straight batters retired by Milwaukee pitchers.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Their four pitchers in the finale combined to issue eight walks but held Baltimore to six hits and struck out 14.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
The rule gives the Dodgers some roster flexibility, because teams can only carry a maximum of 13 pitchers on their roster, but Ohtani’s designation essentially allows the Dodgers to carry 14 pitchers.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchers
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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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Despite reports claiming that hundreds of bottles were distributed, the number appears to be significantly less, per the museum.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The commodity can be found in everything from your shopping bags and milk jugs to detergent bottles and your kid’s toys.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other products that typically have limits are oatmeal, yogurt cups, ramen noodles, pinto beans, fresh fruit like apples, oranges and tomatoes, as well as milk, eggs and cheese.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Add 2 cups of vinegar to the toilet tank and stir it around with a clean toilet or scrub brush.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 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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“Pitchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchers. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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