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

It said the vessel was carrying "2,500 containers of contraband" and had taken an "unauthorised route".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We open the containers, verify and see what merchandise has been switched out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

There are at least four giant containers of pastas and two massive meatball subs on the table, not counting the empty packaging that my brothers already cleared out.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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