as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid
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Recent Examples of trunk
Among these Mexican plum stands out for its single trunk and lack of suckering, a problem for many other native plums.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Salari said her business model is based on people driving to Livigno and using the extra trunk space to take home purchases.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In the work, Yin placed her own garments, collected over 30 years, into an old wooden trunk made by her father.
—Precious Adesina, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Cody runs The Shoreline, the unofficially official Baywatch bar-and-grill, and still puts on the red trunks for the occasional shift saving lives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Salari said her business model is based on people driving to Livigno and using the extra trunk space to take home purchases.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In the work, Yin placed her own garments, collected over 30 years, into an old wooden trunk made by her father.
—Precious Adesina, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Cody runs The Shoreline, the unofficially official Baywatch bar-and-grill, and still puts on the red trunks for the occasional shift saving lives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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Under the bar equipment and ice bins, the inspector counted 20 droppings.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The dust bin has a push-to-empty mechanism that keeps mess to a minimum.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Freeman spent much of the rest of the clubhouse period simply sitting in his locker, hoodie pulled over his head.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Bailey, meanwhile, had a duffle bag full of cash (half a billion dollars) stuffed into her locker by her dad with a note too.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Images of Patel in a box at the men’s final also circulated.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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All eyes will be on Sinners at both events, since the PGA tends to favor box-office successes (one area where Sinners has a definite advantage over One Battle After Another), and a win in the Best Cast category at SAG could signal real potential for Sinners to win the Oscar.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He’d been diagnosed with a serious type of hernia that was causing his stomach to bulge into his chest through his diaphragm, according to court records.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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An annual chest X-ray — or better yet, low-dose CT scan — is favored as a screening tool by some providers and in some situations.—
Mark Ryan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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