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vat

noun

Definition of vat

as in bowl

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

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Recent Examples of vat The veggies are poured into a giant vat and mixed by hand with something resembling a dustpan. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Janier jokes that he was born in a cheese vat and that milk runs through his veins. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 John drops the first T-800 arm and chip into the vat of molten steel to destroy them. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The clip, filmed last month, appeared to show a young man standing on a table at a Haidilao branch in Shanghai urinating into a vat of boiling broth. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vat

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Noun

The Boilermakers must now win three of their last five games to become bowl eligible.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Why risk injury and participate in a bowl where there is virtually no upside?

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of bowl

Noun

Not exactly the most famous names in Major League Baseball, sure, but an example of the Rays' depth and ability to create tough matchups for opposing pitchers up and down the lineup.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
His head hits the table, a pitcher drops to the floor and explodes.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of pitcher

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The researchers grew the common research plant Arabidopsis thaliana in containers, some of which were dotted with patches of rotting apple.

— Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2026
Tiger’s Den is a new Japanese market and restaurant in Koreatown that brings decades of sushi making expertise to grab-and-go containers of nigiri and sashimi.

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

Definition of container

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Before my arrival, the Belâawane’s caravan comprised 200 goats, two dogs to help herd the goats, two chickens for eggs, and three donkeys to transport the chickens, tea kettles, jugs for water, blankets, and other food and camp supplies.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
People were milling about in flip-flops, holding water jugs, smoking cigarettes—little to do, nowhere to go.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of jug

Noun

For example, gift the new compact 1-Quart MacKenzie Childs checkered tea kettle, a functional option for those with a playful kitchen aesthetic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Beyond the inside of tubes and pipes, chalky, crusty alkaline deposits often form around the base of faucets, the outer rims of refrigerator water dispensers, and on the bottom of tea kettles.

— Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of kettle

Noun

Leti Muñoz keeps a glass jar of sand and a shell from Utah Beach, France, on her ofrenda.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
According to the arrest affidavit police obtained a search warrant and found a glass jar, aluminum powder, black iron oxide and a pipe that was empty at the time.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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