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
That’s what was cooking in the vats.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The liquid inside is a joven tequila aged 28 months in French oak vats from the Forest of Tronçais, curated by Master Distiller Viridiana Tinoco.
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Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
These chips melt in extreme heat, glitch in high radiation, and corrode in harsh chemical vats.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
Also in the 1990s, physicists in Russia and Italy had put highly radioactive sources right next to huge vats of gallium, a metallic liquid that’s especially sensitive to neutrinos, to test whether the vats were working as neutrino detectors.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
Signs educate guests on the process of how the agave is fermented with yeast in large tanks and wooden vats.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Behind every bottle of bourbon are vats of waste materials.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
For example, the Sloomoo Slime Gallery exhibit features waist-high glossy sculptures which double as vats of slime.
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Liz Regalia,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
In the ’60s, in an effort to imitate French practices, California winemakers started to age their wines in oak barrels, abandoning the hulking redwood and chestnut vats that had long been the standard.
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Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Feb. 2026
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The liquid inside is a joven tequila aged 28 months in French oak vats from the Forest of Tronçais, curated by Master Distiller Viridiana Tinoco.
—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
These chips melt in extreme heat, glitch in high radiation, and corrode in harsh chemical vats.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
Also in the 1990s, physicists in Russia and Italy had put highly radioactive sources right next to huge vats of gallium, a metallic liquid that’s especially sensitive to neutrinos, to test whether the vats were working as neutrino detectors.
—
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
Signs educate guests on the process of how the agave is fermented with yeast in large tanks and wooden vats.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Behind every bottle of bourbon are vats of waste materials.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
For example, the Sloomoo Slime Gallery exhibit features waist-high glossy sculptures which double as vats of slime.
—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
In the ’60s, in an effort to imitate French practices, California winemakers started to age their wines in oak barrels, abandoning the hulking redwood and chestnut vats that had long been the standard.
—
Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vats
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More than 11,000 bottles of the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone have been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Between organization-hero packing cubes, anti-theft wallets, and TSA-compliant travel bottles, any of the below products will keep your belongings neatly stored and safe from takeoff to touchdown.
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Avocado can also easily be incorporated into salads or bowls.
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Signature bowls include the Hash Hash (braised beef, sweet potato hash, horseradish crema, feta and pickled onion) and The Pioneer (shredded chicken, sweet potato hash, Peruvian green sauce, Israeli pico de gallo and micro cilantro).
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Eight Marlins pitchers, none recording more than five outs, combined to hold the Giants to three runs.
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Few pitchers who have played in MLB were as electric as Fernández was.
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His attorneys contend the containers found on Pino’s boat were collected from other friends’ vessels partying with them on the sandbar that day.
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Ideal for containers or small garden beds, these dwarf French marigolds provide vibrant floral displays in rich reds that transition to orange, bronze, and gold over time.
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There were two water buckets poured over Lee as the Tars celebrated their championship, an invitation-only, second-chance tournament with an eight-team bracket.
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The Core Categories on Most Biohacking Menus Most clinics organize their offerings around a handful of recurring buckets.
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In-room goodies include Alessi kettles and Nespresso machines, mini iPads, and Bose sound systems.
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At its peak, kettles represented 80% of sales.
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“Vats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vats. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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