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buckets

NOUN

container, often for liquids, with handle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

can canister cask kettle pail pot

STRONG

brazier hod scuttle vat

Example Sentences

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Every day, women queue with buckets beneath a white-hot sky.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It evinces her hand in its flat figures racing with buckets toward a burning bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

He recommends dividing work tasks into three buckets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

He lowers the yoke and sets the buckets on the ground so I can drink.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone