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
Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
How Is It Connected to Colon Cancer? Colon and appendix cancers are connected in several important ways because the appendix is actually a small pouch attached to the large intestine, or colon.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 July 2025
Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
Cinnamon applesauce pouches from the other brands, Schnucks and Weis, are also subject to recall.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The products were sold in black stand-up pouches at Meijer stores in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
How Is It Connected to Colon Cancer? Colon and appendix cancers are connected in several important ways because the appendix is actually a small pouch attached to the large intestine, or colon.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 July 2025
Verb
Caiden had been eating the cinnamon applesauce pouches almost every day for about a month.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
Cinnamon applesauce pouches from the other brands, Schnucks and Weis, are also subject to recall.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouch
Noun
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Place that bag with the information in another sealed bag.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Over two years of regular use, this versatile bag has taken a beating, but doesn’t show it thanks to its thick, water-repellent fabric that’s easy to spot clean.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Nearby, police found another pitbull, Lucky, in a wet kennel that was bound shut with five leashes, her hip bones protruding.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Their feet protrude, white and enormous, from their grey-green uniforms like tree-branches from which the bark has been stripped.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
Noun
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In their last three college games, Fiske and Verse combined for 9 1/2 sacks — the Fujiwhara effect.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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In fact, after 13 games in 2022, Wyatt had just three pressures, no sacks and no quarterback hits.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Verb
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The hard foul came after Sheldon poked Clark in the eye in the third quarter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The couple began dating in 2023 and frequently poke fun at each other on their social media pages.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Even as dome construction bulged on the Italian peninsula from the eleventh to fifteen centuries, Romans held off on joining the building bandwagon until the late 1400s.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2025
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In every photo, Tater's eyes bulged with what can only be described as pure joy.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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“Pouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouch. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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