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 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 Catherine Roque is fermenting in concrete eggs at Mas d'Alezon, and the Cauvys at Domaine Cauvy are moving the same way, while the Vidal-Dumoulin family at Château de La Liquière is known for a gentle, low-intervention approach across some sixty parcel-by-parcel vats. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Grapes are fermented in oak vats for about two weeks, and the resulting wine is aged for three years in American and French oak barrels. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 That’s what was cooking in the vats. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 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

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Noun

It’s most often seen in adults, and common causes include using heating pads or hot water bottles for chronic pain or sitting too close to space heaters.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Similarly, patterns on the distinctive bi-color bottles of Dries Van Noten perfume, launched in 2022, had never been used in his fashions, but sometime after the launch, the Belgian designer created some clothes using some of the prints.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

To get your own hands dirty, walk five minutes to Limón Studio – a pottery store and graphic design studio that offers friendly workshops, in English, to make cups or bowls.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of bowls

Noun

One pool caters squarely to families with younger kids, anchored by a colorful splash park with pint-sized slides, tipping buckets, fountains, and a shallow wading area for toddlers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
In 2025-26, his first full season as hockey operations adviser and mentor, Chára dipped his toe into multiple buckets, including management and coaching.

— Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of buckets

Noun

The long holiday weekend brings major savings on Le Creuset Dutch ovens, baking dishes, ergonomic utensils, whistling tea kettles, and cast iron bread ovens.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Kitchenware Cutting boards, knives, mugs, kettles, coffee makers, and other kitchen essentials can all be cleaned with apple cider vinegar.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2026