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receptacle

noun as in container for disposal, storage

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Hannity, meanwhile, was all praise for the man who referred to the entire country as a receptacle for trash.

From Salon

When residents realised there was free petrol to be had - people, mostly young men and teenagers, rushed to get buckets and other receptacles to collect the precious liquid.

From BBC

As the evening dragged on, I was resigned to just discarding the flower in a receptacle.

The next morning, Lorenzo left his Fremont apartment and drove to San José and dumped her body in a “trash receptacle,” according to police.

Rant to people at the game who left their empty cups, cans, napkins and containers in the stands when leaving the game rather than putting them in the many provided receptacles.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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