containers

NOUN

holder for physical object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bag bottle bowl box bucket can canister capsule carton crate dish jar jug kettle package packet pail pot pouch sack storage tank tub utensil vase vessel vial

STRONG

alembic beaker bin bunker caisson canteen carafe cask casket cauldron chamber chest churn cistern cradle crock ewer firkin flask hamper hod hopper hutch jeroboam magnum pit pod poke pottery purse receptacle reliquary repository sac scuttle stein vat

WEAK

humidor

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containers

In other photos, dozens of containers and their contents could be seen floating in the water.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

It said the vessel was carrying 2,500 containers of contraband and which had crossed by what it described as an “authorized and dangerous” route.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is used in numerous everyday products, including food wrappers, storage containers, plastic packaging, and the linings of beverage cups.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

While the other containers were brightly colored and marked with company logos, this one was black with big patches of orange rust.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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