as in bags
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 protrudes
to extend outward beyond a usual point
as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched
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Recent Examples of pouches
Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Horvitz also recommends microfiber pouches for housing produce or travel laundry.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
Baby food pouches were one of the worst offenders — in a 2024 analysis of the same data, Dunford found 50% of the sugar consumed from infant foods comes from pouches.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
There was a stroller in the driveway and pouches of breast milk in the freezer, neatly labelled and dated.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
While the brand started with baby food, it’s expanded into food for kids, including popular yogurt pouches.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Nicotine pouches deliver nicotine without smoke, without combustion, and without inhalation.
—Timothy Vermillion, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
An Ohio State University study found that more than 15% of the school’s undergrad students had used nicotine pouches before; in fraternities, that number was far higher at more than 41%.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
From selecting the perfect bag, to using versatile pouches, and choosing your accessories methodically, these are my tips and tricks for personal item packing.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Horvitz also recommends microfiber pouches for housing produce or travel laundry.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
Baby food pouches were one of the worst offenders — in a 2024 analysis of the same data, Dunford found 50% of the sugar consumed from infant foods comes from pouches.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
There was a stroller in the driveway and pouches of breast milk in the freezer, neatly labelled and dated.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
While the brand started with baby food, it’s expanded into food for kids, including popular yogurt pouches.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Nicotine pouches deliver nicotine without smoke, without combustion, and without inhalation.
—Timothy Vermillion, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
An Ohio State University study found that more than 15% of the school’s undergrad students had used nicotine pouches before; in fraternities, that number was far higher at more than 41%.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouches
Noun
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Residents were prepared with Ziploc bags full of change, and the runners would give Mardi Gras beads in return for money.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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For the first time on Tuesday, members of the public had to pass through metal detectors and send bags through X-ray machines to access the Capitol on the first day of a session — new security measures that came in the wake of last summer’s violence against state lawmakers.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
17 Feb. 2026
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Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Bonitto came up one vote shy of All-Pro status and logged a career-best 14 sacks.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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There was plenty of food available—and not the worst kind—stored in sacks, containers, and on the shelves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Amazon also strikes a nerve with an ad starring Chris Hemsworth that pokes fun of people’s fears of AI.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Cucurella lands on the rebound and pokes in.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Pouches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouches. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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