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vat

noun

Definition of vat

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 But the film most shoots the moon on the performance of Jeremy Strong, whose Zuckerberg is what would happen if The Truman Show’s Christof fell in a vat of acid and emerged as a cross between The Joker and Sheldon Cooper. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Any oakiness is put there with chips dumped into steel vats and left to soak. — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 The veggies are poured into a giant vat and mixed by hand with something resembling a dustpan. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Janier jokes that he was born in a cheese vat and that milk runs through his veins. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vat

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Noun

Five-win teams can qualify for a bowl if the NCAA needs to fill all the slots for the 35 traditional bowl contests.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Across the hotel’s restaurants, fresh seafood abound; enjoy poolside bites like ceviche and tuna poke bowls at Nuba.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of bowl

Noun

Over time bottles break down into micro and nanoplastics, Baechler noted, and potentially leach toxic chemicals known to cause harm into the water.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Advertisement Article continues below this ad Appetizers include the ostiones nakachi, oysters served with a bottle of habanero oil, and the kanpachi aguachile.

— Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of bottle

Noun

The 2016 Cubs, along with the Toronto Blue Jays that year, are the last to have five pitchers each make at least 29 starts during a regular season.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Defense lawyers are expected to argue that the pitchers did not collude with gamblers and instead were varying the placement of pitches strategically to fool batters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pitcher

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This collectible set includes six light green and blue glass containers with matching lids.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
Thales aims to address this challenge through a modular architecture that allows multiple mission-critical technologies to be integrated into a single deployable container.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of container

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Grant sparked an 8-0 run to start the game by making a 3-pointer and then adding two assists on the next two buckets during the run.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
Candy is dandy as a Halloween treat, but what the kids really wanted this year were the clicker keychains columnist Donna Vickroy included in her trick-or-treat bucket.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of bucket

Noun

In the library, Joel—who decorated the place himself—had a model of the Queen Mary on his mantel, and in the living room facing the fireplace was a triptych of the Last Supper along with silver jugs and bowls on a nearby table.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Luckily, waiters are standing by with large jugs of water, ready to refill at the sight of sweat dripping down your forehead.

— Ali Domrongchai, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of jug

Noun

For those who drink tea, the Japanese enamel kettle Noda Horo ($41), with its simple forms and bright colors, is another design classic.

— Nicholas Blechman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
Cooked in copper kettles, then hand-rolled, cut, and wrapped on a vintage machine in Boston, these treats are beautifully boxed and ready to enjoy or gift.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of kettle

Noun

Designed to help smooth the appearance of wrinkles while supporting visibly firmer, more resilient skin over time, each mask is infused with approximately one-third of a jar the cream.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Later that week, van den Noort grabbed a bucket, a few Mason jars and a smartphone and got into his rusty Saab.

— Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026

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