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
Standing at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, Watson is a big-bodied righty who fits the mold of what the Red Sox have looked for in their pitchers over the past few years.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
His side likely will be eager to reference five pitchers with AAVs of more than $32 million — Zack Wheeler, deGrom, Blake Snell, Gerrit Cole and Corbin Burnes — not to mention others above his midpoint.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Giusti led all Major League pitchers in saves from 1970-75.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Their bullpen is also lacking with pitchers and catchers less than a month away from reporting.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Shohei Ohtani gets the most attention, of course, but the team’s postseason run was also fueled by pitchers Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the World Series MVP.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Minasian said the Giants may use their young starters (Hayden Birdsong, Blade Tidwell, Carson Whisenhunt, Trevor McDonald and Kai-Wei Teng) out of the bullpen but added there will be opportunities to start since no rotation survives an entire year with just five pitchers.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Now, opposing pitchers will have to navigate the Royals’ lineup with precision.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
The game being locked in a 3-3 stalemate for the middle innings was only made possible by pitchers Zach Root and Aiden Jimenez for Arkansas (32-3, 12-1 SEC).
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
His side likely will be eager to reference five pitchers with AAVs of more than $32 million — Zack Wheeler, deGrom, Blake Snell, Gerrit Cole and Corbin Burnes — not to mention others above his midpoint.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Giusti led all Major League pitchers in saves from 1970-75.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Their bullpen is also lacking with pitchers and catchers less than a month away from reporting.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Shohei Ohtani gets the most attention, of course, but the team’s postseason run was also fueled by pitchers Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the World Series MVP.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Minasian said the Giants may use their young starters (Hayden Birdsong, Blade Tidwell, Carson Whisenhunt, Trevor McDonald and Kai-Wei Teng) out of the bullpen but added there will be opportunities to start since no rotation survives an entire year with just five pitchers.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Now, opposing pitchers will have to navigate the Royals’ lineup with precision.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
The game being locked in a 3-3 stalemate for the middle innings was only made possible by pitchers Zach Root and Aiden Jimenez for Arkansas (32-3, 12-1 SEC).
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchers
Noun
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During the investigation, officers found liquor bottles hidden throughout the house, some of them empty, according to the release.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Modern Warrior’s notice about Friday’s recall of Modern Warrior Ready’s 60-count bottles doesn’t appear on its website, but is posted to the FDA site.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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The family slept on thin mattresses on the floor and hauled water in plastic jugs from a convenience store roughly 15 miles away, according to investigators.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Among them is José, a 74-year-old retired surgeon holding two small gallon jugs.—
Carrie Kahn,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2025
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Moments after we were seated, steaming glass cups of black tea were poured, and a brigade of small plates began to arrive.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Grated Pecorino Romano 48/8oz Shipper, packaged in plastic cups; lot numbers 1000570750, 1000572499 and 1000572514.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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