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as in bag
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
asked the bagger to put all the loaves of bread in the same sack
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as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
I think I'm ready to hit the sack
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as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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Recent Examples of sack
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 June 2026
According to one, farinata can be traced to the 13th century, when sacks of chickpeas aboard a Genoese ship soaked up olive oil during a storm, and the sun 'baked' the mixture into pancakes.
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Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
More recently, Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills was sacked following a historical allegation relating to his personal conduct.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
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Noun
Seems that college coaches wanted a 6-foot-3, 255-pound sack machine with 9 % body fat, an iron-claw grip, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle legs, and size 17 feet.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 June 2026
According to one, farinata can be traced to the 13th century, when sacks of chickpeas aboard a Genoese ship soaked up olive oil during a storm, and the sun 'baked' the mixture into pancakes.
—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Verb
To an outsider, the scene may spark a certain Schadenfreude, like an army of tiny barbarians sacking Rome.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
More recently, Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills was sacked following a historical allegation relating to his personal conduct.
—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sack
Noun
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Airlines will sometimes even measure your bag to enforce the size restrictions.
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Transfer to a freezer-safe airtight container or zip-top bag.
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The father, Marquise Anderson, said Joanna wet the bed on two occasions on a night in February at the house in the 1900 block of Daniel Street.
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The case challenges the agency’s practice of holding noncitizens for sometimes days in facilities without a bed or other adequate accommodations.
Verb
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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Delta denied this in its legal response, seeking to dismiss the case.
Verb
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Or was the hole man-made with a malevolent intent, perhaps plundering a grave for artifacts?
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The instability left Cambodia's temples unprotected and vulnerable to plunder that was often carried out by former Khmer Rouge child soldiers.
Noun
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For just $18, this set includes four cubes in different sizes, along with a shoe bag, laundry bag, and cosmetic pouch to keep every travel essential in its place.
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Protect leather shoes and handbags by storing them in airtight containers with the silica gel pouches they are packaged with.
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This handheld vacuum has a lightweight design and strong suction to clean debris in hard-to-reach areas behind the couch, in the car, and other hard-to-reach areas.
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
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Propellers can be particularly burdensome because rotors often need to be removed, cleaned and reinstalled, requiring some real elbow grease.
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The pool is being cleaned twice annually, with 10 to 15 large truckloads of debris removed at each cleaning, the National Park Service reports.
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The sandstone artifact, which depicts the Hindu epic character Duryodhana, had in fact been looted from Koh Ker in or around 1972, after the all-important UNESCO convention.
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Rioters again attacked police with rocks, bottles and other objects, and looted and burned local buildings.
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“Sack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sack. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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