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

Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Previously stored water should be discarded, and water containers must be disinfected using household bleach," officials said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Not only could there be Ghost Sharks in those shipping containers, but those Ghost Sharks now have teeth," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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

A metal rack in one corner held car supplies—spare containers of oil, a big jug of windshield wiper fluid, a little vacuum that sat ready on its charger.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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