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
The Dodgers won, 3-2, after both LA and Boston used nine pitchers.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Could other pitchers do this sort of thing — and actually pitch all nine innings?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
And still, Roberts changed pitchers after William Contreras singled on his 100th pitch of the night.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Far from the home runs that baseball fans are used to seeing from pitchers, Ohtani’s blasts were absolutely majestic.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Phillies leaned especially hard into that approach, starting a series of lefty pitchers who were zeroed in on limiting the damage Ohtani caused.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
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
With Friday marking the start of a 13-game stretch without any off days, the Mets need their starting pitchers to start going deeper into games.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Storm pitchers combined for 10 walks and 17 hits allowed.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Could other pitchers do this sort of thing — and actually pitch all nine innings?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
And still, Roberts changed pitchers after William Contreras singled on his 100th pitch of the night.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Far from the home runs that baseball fans are used to seeing from pitchers, Ohtani’s blasts were absolutely majestic.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Phillies leaned especially hard into that approach, starting a series of lefty pitchers who were zeroed in on limiting the damage Ohtani caused.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
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
With Friday marking the start of a 13-game stretch without any off days, the Mets need their starting pitchers to start going deeper into games.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Storm pitchers combined for 10 walks and 17 hits allowed.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchers
Noun
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Someone occasionally passed out and had to be carried to his room; others drank on the patio where there was camaraderie but no close friendships because their primary interactions were with their bottles.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bobrovsky decided to follow in the Hall of Famer’s footsteps almost three years ago, gifting wine bottles of his own to his teammates.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spherical jugs of different mezcals dangle from a rope slung across the bar.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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The majority of consumers (62 percent) surveyed believe that microplastics mainly originate from the degradation of larger macroplastics—like water bottles and milk jugs— breaking down into small particles.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’ll be a lot for chiliheads to sample, but a portion of the proceeds from each tasting kit purchased ($15 for eight sample cups) always supports a local cause.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fold in 6 cups of the crisped rice cereal.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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