Thesaurus results for CONTAINERS

containers

noun

plural of container

as in bins

something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation save the plastic containers from the deli for other uses

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Recent Examples of containers The same ban is also imposed for cosmetic products, paper and cardboard food containers. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Customers can bring their own containers into the store and fill them with products from the shop's refill stations. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Sauce in dispenser containers on the prep lines lacked date mark labels. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 The same could be said for styrofoam cups and containers near the steam table. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 The port’s record September — totalling 1,042,652 containers — also represents the most volume ever moved through any port in the Western Hemisphere. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The containers have been heavily modified, with two joined side-by-side and the third placed on top at one end. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 Shipping containers placed by police along key routes in Islamabad since last month to block potential rallies have disrupted traffic and forced residents in the capital and neighboring Rawalpindi to take lengthy detours. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The amenities in the room are unmarked, in beautiful refillable containers, and have a natural, earthy scent that blends nicely with the environment. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for containers

Noun

Skip the cardboard… Really just trust me on this one and rent reusable bins from a moving company with good reviews.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Students barricaded a high school in northeastern Paris with garbage bins on Thursday before police moved in with tear gas, as France’s nationwide protests showed few signs of ending.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

For some homeowners, that means raking or blowing leaves and putting them into composting bags or on the side of the road to be hauled off to municipal compost centers.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
In Paris, an Intersport store was looted after individuals smashed its windows and left carrying bags of merchandise.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bags

Noun

The drop came as the Skydance, led by chairman and CEO David Ellison, distributed about 471 million warrants giving holders of Paramount Skydance’s PSKY Class B shares the option to purchase stock in the new company.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
However, in 2027, the standard deductible jumps to $700 (up from $615 in 2026), and a temporary federal subsidy program ends, pushing monthly Part D premiums higher for nearly half of standalone plan holders.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of holders

Noun

These include bottles and prototypes, fragrance and other product formulas — dating back to the oldest one, for Miss Dior, from 1948.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Toilets and sinks did not appear to be working and 2-liter bottles filled with urine were all over the house, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

Do not leave them with other storm debris for pickup, and never place lithium-ion batteries inside garbage or recycling receptacles.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The female restroom lacks covered receptacles for feminine hygiene products.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of receptacles

Noun

Russian Pacific Fleet vessels secured the exercise area, which was closed to civilian shipping and aircraft during the missile launches.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The vessels were effectively self-insured against attacks, according to the official's account, with higher crude prices making the voyages financially worthwhile despite the risks.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of vessels

Noun

Grandma’s old sewing machine is in here, plus a treadmill, a wedding arch, years of tax returns in boxes, and, hanging down from the ceiling, a sheet of sheer red fabric from back when Maribeth ran her low-rent puppet theatre, Hands Within.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Behind a long counter, a cluster of chefs slice fish for nigiri, and splay more tiles of tuna and salmon over boxes of sushi rice for chirashi.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026