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 Many hotels have abandoned single-use amenities, and the JW Marriott has followed that move by installing refillable shampoo and other containers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Because the reactions occur in containers, sensors can measure them. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Multiple containers of foods being stored uncovered in the refrigerator. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Architects have long toyed with shipping containers as objects of exploration, deploying these off-the-shelf metal structures for a wide variety of uses. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 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 Three container ships and a fourth vessel were hit on Tuesday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre, with floating containers from one wreck now presenting a hazard for navigation off the coast of Oman. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 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 The same could be said for styrofoam cups and containers near the steam table. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for containers

Noun

Most of the candy is in spotless Plexiglas bins, hundreds of them, and throughout the shop are fresh confections such as ice cream, sodas, a chocolate fountain.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
That’s because the bins open upward and away from the aisle rather than downward toward it, eliminating the groove where the handrail would typically be.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bins

Noun

Cardboard boxes and mesh bags of food items being stored directly on floor of walk-in cooler.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The remains, wrapped in several layers of garbage bags, were turned over to the Gang Supression Force by HERO, a relief organization that was contacted through humanitarian channels, the group told the Miami Herald.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of bags

Noun

Elbit Systems’ naval portfolio includes unmanned surface vessels, underwater systems, integrated command-and-control (C2) suites, electro-optical and sonar systems, communications and electronic warfare technologies.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The exhibition presents 63 original prints and limited-edition ceramics, including vessels, plates, pitchers and sculptural forms created by the artist after 1947.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026