as in container
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation place all wrappers in the trash receptacles at the entrances of the theater

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Recent Examples of receptacle Duluth, Minnesota, has installed effective and unobtrusive signs at each beach entrance next to a garbage receptacle. John Michael Pierobon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025 The truck was stopped outside William Rogers Middle School in Kings Park around 6:30 a.m. when someone spotted a man inside the truck’s trash receptacle, WABC reported. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025 The votes are then treated like all the others, placed one by one on a plate that sits over an urn used to hold ballots and then tipped into the receptacle. Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025 According to a 2023 report, the Postal Service has experienced significant growth in mail theft from mail receptacles. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for receptacle
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container
Noun
  • From cooking pots and water containers crafted in clay by Indigenous artists a thousand years ago through today, to contemporary decorative items and intricate jewelry crafted in textiles, metal, and wood, Santa Fe welcomes, strengthens, and grows arts and artists in its community.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Best Swiveling Style Think outside the box with Konstantin Grcic for Magis’ 360-degree container.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2025

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“Receptacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptacle. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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