as in bowl
a large tub or barrel used especially for holding liquids
a vat of cooking oil
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Recent Examples of vat
Crate after crate of jasmine is layered into this vat and steeped overnight like tea.
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Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Key parts like the build plate and resin vat are separately protected and immobilized within the chamber using dense foam blocks and additional cardboard bracing, minimizing the risk of shifting or damage.
—Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
Send yourself a vat of Goof Off to remove paint from your living room and the memory of paying for the subscription.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
These chips melt in extreme heat, glitch in high radiation, and corrode in harsh chemical vats.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
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Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Key parts like the build plate and resin vat are separately protected and immobilized within the chamber using dense foam blocks and additional cardboard bracing, minimizing the risk of shifting or damage.
—Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
Send yourself a vat of Goof Off to remove paint from your living room and the memory of paying for the subscription.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
These chips melt in extreme heat, glitch in high radiation, and corrode in harsh chemical vats.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vat
Noun
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Arrowhead’s seating chart typically has three levels of seating, the 300 upper bowl, 200 suites and 100 lower bowl.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Set aside In a separate bowl, whip the cream with the cornstarch and confectioner’s sugar.—
Mary Ann Esposito,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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By the time anyone realized that something was wrong, thousands of bottles had already gone missing.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Her voice startled me, both rough and smooth—like a bottle of whiskey set in front of a princess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Noun
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JSerra finished with five hits against La Mirada pitcher Alison Ortega.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Three of the homers came in the second against Arkansas pitchers Payton Burnham and Saylor Timmerman.—
Tim Willert,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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When foods or beverages are microwaved in plastic containers, some of the substances and chemicals inside the plastic, known as nanoplastics, are shed into the food.—
Gavin Escott,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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These materials are capable of causing corrosive damage to barrels, storage tanks and other metal containers.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Ascending the mountain to its glacial peak is often a bucket-list entry, but mountaineering experience is required and most climbers will launch their final push from Camp Muir.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Standing 566 feet high and crowned with a five-story ceramic cross, the central Tower of Jesus Christ is the highest of 18 adorning the Sagrada Família, a bucket-list item for most travelers to the city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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The volume of crystalline API needed to dose 450 million patients with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine would fill just two milk gallon jugs, Asparouhov said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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While Kylie and Kendall appeared to carry the cream and butter yellow shades (the latter of which is no longer available), the jug comes in a total of 13 colors and patterns, including pink, black, and olive green.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Valentina brought kettle corn to auction off and plans to finish making a purple crochet bag for the fair’s Home Economics competition.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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In-room goodies include Alessi kettles and Nespresso machines, mini iPads, and Bose sound systems.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Another worker—in her late teens, with pink hair and braces—was renamed Chloe Skittles and posed in a room with jars of candy above the bed.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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To assemble, divide the chia pudding among the jars or glasses.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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“Vat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vat. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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