as in bag
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched
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Recent Examples of pouch
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Sprout Organics is expanding a previous recall of its Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach baby food pouches to include additional lot numbers due to fears of possible elevated levels of lead.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Caiden had been eating the cinnamon applesauce pouches almost every day for about a month.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
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Noun
While there have been no illnesses reported from the Sweet Potato, Apple and Spinach baby food pouches, the company is advising any consumers with the products in their possession to return them to their local store for a full refund.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Sprout Organics is expanding a previous recall of its Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach baby food pouches to include additional lot numbers due to fears of possible elevated levels of lead.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
And finally, the yogurt pouches for her oldest son’s breakfast.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Caiden had been eating the cinnamon applesauce pouches almost every day for about a month.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouch
Noun
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Grocery bags used to store food in refrigerator/freezer.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Jewish people enter synagogues across the country for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, many will be greeted by metal detectors, bag check procedures and armed security guards.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In aircraft design, various components can protrude from the plane’s body and disrupt this smooth airflow, introducing turbulence and increasing drag.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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Deputy Thomas Zajac, first on the scene, found Heskett kneeling in the grass near the park’s Old Mill Trail, grasping a pocketknife protruding from his abdomen.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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That play ended in a sack for defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers, as Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert had to step up directly into interior pressure.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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It was immediately followed by a hold and a sack for second-and-27.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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That meant Hufanga spent a good chunk of the offseason not just learning a new system, but getting poked and prodded by his new coaches and running mate Jones.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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The star compares calling out the sketch, which poked fun at her accent and teeth, to confronting a bully.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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RAKxa Jai, meanwhile, focuses on holistic wellness, with teams of staff offering a bulging book of treatments, including crystal healing, traditional Ayurvedic treatments and Marma Healing massage.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Saetbyol-4, which shares the Global Hawk's bulging fuselage design, is a reconnaissance aircraft while the Saetbyol-9, like the Reaper, is an attack drone.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Pouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouch. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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