as in bins
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 trunks
Try planting a ring of parsley around the trunks of apple trees as part of a fruit guild, or grow a few parsley plants in pots and move them beneath the trees when the parsley starts flowering.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
The more popular Australian and New Zealand tree ferns, with their hairy trunks, get tired looking after a while, even while the giant chain fern expands radially into a huge clump with leaves up to 5 feet tall or taller.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
French accessories — lace, millinery, cosmetics, jewelry and perfumes — began appearing in American stores as early as 1910, just as WWD began its coverage of the growing fashion industry, with Cartier’s jewelry and Louis Vuitton’s iconic trunks leading the charge.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Also, check for hollows in trunks that may mean the interior portion is rotting.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Scenography by architect Shohei Shigematsu guides visitors through rooms with everything from vignettes of archival trunks to installations that reinterpret the monogram, first created in 1896.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
While on the ground, the tornado snapped large tree limbs and a few tree trunks, as well as destroyed grain bins.
—Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
To contain and observe those elephants, the villagers use firecrackers, electric fences, and – in one image Shah finds particularly resonant – eyes painted onto tree trunks, a human appeal to the forest to look back and see them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026
Meanwhile the Wuthering Heights actor went shirtless, opting for a camouflage baseball cap and blue swim trunks.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
The more popular Australian and New Zealand tree ferns, with their hairy trunks, get tired looking after a while, even while the giant chain fern expands radially into a huge clump with leaves up to 5 feet tall or taller.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
French accessories — lace, millinery, cosmetics, jewelry and perfumes — began appearing in American stores as early as 1910, just as WWD began its coverage of the growing fashion industry, with Cartier’s jewelry and Louis Vuitton’s iconic trunks leading the charge.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Also, check for hollows in trunks that may mean the interior portion is rotting.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Scenography by architect Shohei Shigematsu guides visitors through rooms with everything from vignettes of archival trunks to installations that reinterpret the monogram, first created in 1896.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
While on the ground, the tornado snapped large tree limbs and a few tree trunks, as well as destroyed grain bins.
—Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
To contain and observe those elephants, the villagers use firecrackers, electric fences, and – in one image Shah finds particularly resonant – eyes painted onto tree trunks, a human appeal to the forest to look back and see them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026
Meanwhile the Wuthering Heights actor went shirtless, opting for a camouflage baseball cap and blue swim trunks.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunks
Noun
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The department urged resident not to return, relocate, or give away the plants, and not place them in trash bins or compost containers.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Eggshells are often also added as grit in vermiculture bins to aid worm digestion by helping to break down organic matter.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Now, McCain lingers near teammates’ road lockers past the bus times and ropes them into TikToks at the hotel.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Sites must be reserved ahead of time, and all come with picnic and cooking shelters as well as food lockers for storage away from curious wildlife.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Ballots are collected from drop boxes daily by the two-person teams, whose locations are tracked at all times by the GPS on their phones.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Nearby homes were evacuated during the investigation, and the bomb squad hauled out boxes of what were described as consumer-grade pyrotechnic devices, enough to fill more than three box trucks, according to investigators at the scene.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Carter recommends styles with less coverage, while Al-Khalil says softer cups tend to contour more naturally to smaller chests than stiff molded padding.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
28 May 2026
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No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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