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
The maison snatched up Orlebar Brown, a British luxury resort-wear brand known for its swim trunks, back in 2018.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His Stories also included a solo snap of him shirtless while standing on the beach in blue swim trunks and another of him looking to the side while posing at a wooden table.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Plots littered with junked trunks, empty skid tanks, the rib cages of hoop houses picked clean.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
From conveyor belts and baggage carts to overhead bins and taxi trunks, luggage is constantly subjected to bumps, knocks and rough handling.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Hardwood and softwood tree trunks snapped approximately two-thirds of the way up.
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Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Multiple trees of the yew species are vying for the rank of oldest, but scientists have trouble dating them because the trees split into several different hollowed-out trunks that make one tree appear to be several different trees.
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Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Every Brazilian fan — in Philadelphia to watch their national team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup — that stopped for a snapshot or a selfie with the 9-foot-11, 1,300-pound beast left the statue dressed in only his bronze trunks and boots.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
His Stories also included a solo snap of him shirtless while standing on the beach in blue swim trunks and another of him looking to the side while posing at a wooden table.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Plots littered with junked trunks, empty skid tanks, the rib cages of hoop houses picked clean.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
From conveyor belts and baggage carts to overhead bins and taxi trunks, luggage is constantly subjected to bumps, knocks and rough handling.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Hardwood and softwood tree trunks snapped approximately two-thirds of the way up.
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Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Multiple trees of the yew species are vying for the rank of oldest, but scientists have trouble dating them because the trees split into several different hollowed-out trunks that make one tree appear to be several different trees.
—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Every Brazilian fan — in Philadelphia to watch their national team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup — that stopped for a snapshot or a selfie with the 9-foot-11, 1,300-pound beast left the statue dressed in only his bronze trunks and boots.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunks
Noun
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Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.
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The strips are piled high in plastic bins, sprawled over tables and fed underneath bobbing needles.
Noun
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Gary officials asked families to remind students to either not bring the devices to school or keep them in lockers.
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That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor.
Noun
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The problem, inherent to the design, has always been the physical gaps between those individual boxes.
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Boltanski’s haunting installation consists of rusting archive boxes stacked to form dark, narrow passageways.
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Nervous system training is moving from clinical biofeedback labs onto everyday wrists, chests and phone screens.
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Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.
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“Trunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunks. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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