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
Piercings, for instance, should be removed or covered with a plastic bandage, to prevent the spread of bacteria or the plummeting of a nose ring into a vat of soup.
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
That involves a narrow escape from its fiery vat of molten steel.
—Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 4 July 2025
It's used in a type of 3D printing known as digital light processing (DLP), in which focused patterns of light are shone through the transparent sides of a vat of photosensitive resin – doing so causes select areas of the resin within to polymerize into layers of solid material.
—Ben Coxworth
july 02, New Atlas, 2 July 2025
Other common names for the strawberry moon include: honey moon, rose moon, flower moon, hot moon, hoe moon, planting moon, LRO moon, vat purnima and posin poya.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
That involves a narrow escape from its fiery vat of molten steel.
—Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 4 July 2025
It's used in a type of 3D printing known as digital light processing (DLP), in which focused patterns of light are shone through the transparent sides of a vat of photosensitive resin – doing so causes select areas of the resin within to polymerize into layers of solid material.
—Ben Coxworth
july 02, New Atlas, 2 July 2025
Other common names for the strawberry moon include: honey moon, rose moon, flower moon, hot moon, hoe moon, planting moon, LRO moon, vat purnima and posin poya.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vat
Noun
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Think beachfront cabanas, ancient Mayan ruins, boutique shopping, and smoothie bowls for breakfast.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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Transfer brown butter to a medium-size heatproof bowl, and let cool slightly, about 2 minutes.—
Craig Melvin,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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These are often available even in economy, though the specific kits usually vary by class of service Sustainable amenity kits Chua said Singapore works with its suppliers to make sure all the components in the amenity kit, like lotion bottles, are as recyclable or sustainable as possible.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Whether your reason for buying a water bottle carrier is to free up your hands or keep from scratching, denting, and inevitably losing your treasured $40 water vessel, this clever bottle sling serves all purposes.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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Too many of them missed the strike zone to Brown’s glove side, enraging an emotional pitcher who perceived something amiss.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal called out the Red Sox as a team that may be taking things too far to catch pitchers tipping.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The food containers are all decorated with whimsical illustrations, and the bag even features a crossword puzzle with McDonaldland trivia.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Coaching staff found football training equipment, shoulder pads and 60 helmets missing from the storage container outside of the Park District community center at 13800 South Trumbull Ave.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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And guess what, the entire annual budget of the FIC is a merely 0.2% of the total NIH budget — a drop in the bucket.—
Madhukar Pai,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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One cue Stewart likes to give clients is to think of their pelvis as a bucket filled with water.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
11 Aug. 2025
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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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Olde Tyme Kettle Korn: Between the kettle corn, caramel kettle corn and roasted peanuts, this booth sells out every year, Luv’s Brownies: Freshly baked brownies, ice cream and coffee drinks.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 2024, the brand unveiled a limited-edition Tea Kettle Collective, which entailed debuting one new tea kettle every day for 15 consecutive days.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
17 July 2025
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The recall covers jars distributed throughout the United States.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The photo carousel also includes photos of Hope in a water birth tank, along with an image of what looks to be Hope’s placenta, which Harris then shows chunks of in a food dehydrator, with the final image of the carousel being a jar of supplements presumably made from said placenta.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Vat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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