Thesaurus results for VATS

vats

noun

plural of vat

as in bottles

a large tub or barrel used especially for holding liquids a vat of cooking oil

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Recent Examples of vats Bright blue fertilizer bottles lay between greenhouses beside large open mixing vats. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 After fermentation the wine was aged on the lees in stainless steel vats with frequent stirring of the fine lees. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026 Some carts were stacked high with metal steamers, while others held vats of boiling water to blanch tender stalks of gai lan. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Any oakiness is put there with chips dumped into steel vats and left to soak. — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 And over at the Island Noodles booth, owner Parker Lake, who is Hawaiian by birth, stirred up huge vats of teriyaki chicken noodles in a flaming wok. — John Ramos, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Co-founder and seventh-generation perfumer Aurélien Guichard was inspired by the massive metal vats that create lavender oil at Provence distillation factories. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026 In the kitchen, two 10-gallon vats of the restaurant’s secret blend of white melting cheese and spices simmer continuously. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2026 Armand tries on personalities — clingy boyfriend, conniving mastermind — and flocks to love interests like new rock star Lestat goes through vats of body glitter. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

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Noun

Computer modeling of the results suggests half of the plastic bottles washing into the Great Lakes and oceans every year come from at least 10 miles and up to 120 miles away, the scientists reported.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
The brand sends them lots of free bottles; Alicia repays the favor by posting her family enjoying whatever companies send her.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

Prosecutors indicted two Cleveland Guardians pitchers for conspiring with bettors to intentionally miss the strike zone.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Wells also continued to earn rave reviews from pinstriped pitchers, who Swanson aided alongside the Yankees’ pitching coaches.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of pitchers

Noun

Apollo 2 picked metal brackets from supply bins and placed them into sequencing containers, adjusting its movements when necessary.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
The helicopter landed on a road just beyond cargo shipping containers, video from CNN affiliate WABC showed.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of containers

Noun

Here, adventure seekers have their pick of colorful, refreshed motel digs, from two-bedroom cottages to no-frills king bedrooms with tea kettles and gear storage areas.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 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