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
Made with 99 percent Sauvignon Blanc and 1 percent Sémillon, it was fermented in equal parts stainless steel tank, concrete vats, and large format neutral oak then aged on its lees for 10 months.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
When speed and/or fine detailing are particularly important, however, a process called vat photopolymerization (VP) may be used instead.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Evidence of ancient technologies to produce vintages between the third and first centuries BCE include a stone wine vat with a textured bottom for grape pressing—excavated in the village of Khynysly in the Shamakhi district, hours west of Baku City.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The kitchen is a row of glistening steel vats, domed tops raised like permers at hair salons, set with ladles the size of human heads.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
When speed and/or fine detailing are particularly important, however, a process called vat photopolymerization (VP) may be used instead.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Evidence of ancient technologies to produce vintages between the third and first centuries BCE include a stone wine vat with a textured bottom for grape pressing—excavated in the village of Khynysly in the Shamakhi district, hours west of Baku City.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The kitchen is a row of glistening steel vats, domed tops raised like permers at hair salons, set with ladles the size of human heads.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vat
Noun
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Place all the cut vegetables in a bowl and season with EVO oil, vinegar, water, salt and pepper.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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The two other stars that complete the pattern of the bowl of the Little Dipper are of fourth and fifth magnitude.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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To disinfect the inside of the refrigerator without bleach or other chemicals, mix one part of white vinegar and two parts of hot water in a spray bottle.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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The Chinese lady behind the bar served my father a bottle of Budweiser and a bowl of peanuts.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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The Diamondbacks righty has been excellent for nearly all of his big league career, but during a contract season, he's been a bottom-of-the-barrel pitcher.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Canning is the third starting pitcher the Mets have lost to injury since June 12 when Kodai Senga went down with a hamstring strain.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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From cooking pots and water containers crafted in clay by Indigenous artists a thousand years ago through today, to contemporary decorative items and intricate jewelry crafted in textiles, metal, and wood, Santa Fe welcomes, strengthens, and grows arts and artists in its community.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Best Swiveling Style Think outside the box with Konstantin Grcic for Magis’ 360-degree container.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Clean the pool daily: Use a small bucket or container full of fresh water as a foot-rinse station.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2025
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The 50-count miniature doughnut container serves as a reusable beach bucket.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
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An anonymous donor placed the nugget into a Salvation Army kettle during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in December 2024.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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To do it, the brewers ran hot wort from the kettle down the channel of a split 12-foot section of a pine tree.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each piece, from pipes to bubblers to stash jars, is handmade in Chile.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Photos show some of the pottery finds, which included bowls, jars for oil, lamps, cosmetic bottles and other pots.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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“Vat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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