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
Items under consideration include benches, decorative paving and trash receptacles.
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Summerlin let a correctional officer know that the packages with the extra bombs would not fit in the mail receptacle and revealed explosive devices were inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Those rules are quite strict, Burton said, even requiring the labels be torn off plastic water bottles and put in a separate receptacle.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
When one of the other creatures has gotten loose in scientist Chibuzo’s lab, the eyeball bangs on its receptacle, trying to warn her.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Summerlin let a correctional officer know that the packages with the extra bombs would not fit in the mail receptacle and revealed explosive devices were inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Those rules are quite strict, Burton said, even requiring the labels be torn off plastic water bottles and put in a separate receptacle.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
When one of the other creatures has gotten loose in scientist Chibuzo’s lab, the eyeball bangs on its receptacle, trying to warn her.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptacle
container
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During the operation, the suspects rented a shipping container to store materials and millions of counterfeit tablets awaiting distribution.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Plus, save on a plush all-season comforter that's five-star hotel quality, according to shoppers, and these Rubbermaid food storage containers to keep leftovers and prepped meals fresh.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Receptacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptacle. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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