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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As can bins that get filled up with random items that don't belong there.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2025
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Beyond picking, these robots also detect diseases and track the location of each fruit bin, providing farmers with valuable insights to manage their crops better.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Penn learned the story of how her grandmother escaped in 2022 during a visit to her mother’s bank locker, where she was invited to select a piece of jewelry: a tiny flat piece of gold in the shape of a mermaid.—
Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ahead of the final round on Sunday, 14 years later, McIlroy opened his locker up to an unexpected surprise from Angel Cabrera.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the far corner was her kitchen, full of cardboard boxes: tea leaves, bottles, labels, sugar.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Exposure to ozone pollution can cause asthma attacks and chest pain in the short term.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Sit upright in a chair with your back straight, your feet flat on the floor, and your chest pointed out.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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