Thesaurus results for RECEPTACLE

receptacle

noun

ri-ˈsep-ti-kəl

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 Cartwright recommends glass or BPA-free plastic receptacles, which are suitable for both refrigeration and reheating. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025 Items under consideration include benches, decorative paving and trash receptacles. —

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 See All Example Sentences for receptacle

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container

Noun

Today, the average time to get a container from a ship to a train is just under four days.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Adding non-carbonated drinks to Iowa's bottle bill Non-carbonated drink containers would have been added to Iowa's bottle bill deposit law under an Iowa House bill that failed to advance.

— Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026