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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 Any oakiness is put there with chips dumped into steel vats and left to soak. — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 After aging, the tequila spent 30 days in stainless-steel vats to aerate and settle before bottling. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 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 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 That’s what was cooking in the vats. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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Noun

Whereas Morandi showed us that bottles could be seen as similar to humans, Lee may be more attuned to how humans might be like stones.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Red coolers proffer bottles of Indonesia’s ubiquitous Bintang beer.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

After the young widow stepped back behind the black curtains, where scoops of mint chocolate chip in disposable bamboo bowls drifted through a room of donors and White House staffers, the evening moved from celebration to wake.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Paper hot pot is a style of cooking where fire-resistant paper bowls tucked into mesh strainers are placed over tabletop burners that keep the food at a simmer.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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But the Marlins will not pressure any of their starting pitchers to pitch in relief between starts; those pitchers would need to want to do it, which was the case this past month.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
The 2026 Dodgers used 12 different pitchers over the weekend against the Giants.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of pitchers

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The fine print Whisky and liqueurs, two of Canada’s top alcoholic beverage exports to the US, are exempt from the ban when sold in containers larger than four liters.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Frying oil containers sat on the cookline and dry storage area floor.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of containers

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Funds could not be used for legal or defense purposes or to repay personal loans, nor could they be pulled from education, transportation or public safety buckets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Mosquitoes need only one tablespoon of water to breed, so areas like rain gutters, birdbaths or buckets with stagnant water are all possible breeding sites.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of buckets

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At Oul, every detail—from the makgeolli kettles repurposed for water to the all-Korean drink menu of beer, soju, and cocktails—celebrates Korea’s vibrant drinking culture.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of kettles

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