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
To increase that reach, the museum plans to help groups and schools with transportation to the museum, and to make available traveling trunks with artifact kits bringing pieces of the exhibit to classrooms.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Donning red and yellow trunks in his bout against No. 12 Giga Chikadze, the up-and-coming fighter was surrounded by a crowd who turned this into a home game.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
Apply a 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch keeping it away from the trunk.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
How Tree Ring Records Can Help Predict Droughts Olivia Box
June 10, 2021
Inside the trunks of trees lies a wealth of data on climate that goes back generations.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Donning red and yellow trunks in his bout against No. 12 Giga Chikadze, the up-and-coming fighter was surrounded by a crowd who turned this into a home game.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
Apply a 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch keeping it away from the trunk.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
How Tree Ring Records Can Help Predict Droughts Olivia Box
June 10, 2021
Inside the trunks of trees lies a wealth of data on climate that goes back generations.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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Halbert suggests storing fleece and thermal pajama sets in bins under beds.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Guided by Devine’s musical predilections, with a few concessions to more populist tastes, the bins include blues, jazz, country, sound tracks, punk rock, and New Orleans/zydeco.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The lockers area will remain open for 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Gone are the days when gym bags were plain, bulky duffels that got squeezed into gym lockers.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
Noun
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So City essentially had three stacks of two — Bernardo and Kovacic at the bottom with Grealish and Lewis in front of them, forming a square or box.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Hartford Courant Last word Couldn’t help but notice, the majestic 12-point beast that has been watching over Dunkin’ Park from the right field roof since day one — clearly visible even from the press box — mysteriously vanished this week.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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Eustace has pushed hard down on Derby’s chest since the middle of March and found a pulse.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Possessed’s vocalist, Jeff Becerra, was paralyzed from the chest down after being shot in an armed robbery in 1989.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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