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

They did not find any drugs, but vipers, rattlesnakes and other species of snakes and lizards, including iguanas, hidden in shampoo and cream bottles, plastic containers and balls of socks.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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

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

The containers are now stacked close to homes in southwestern town of Vrine.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The man by the boulder was certainly in need of healing, so she removed the containers from Baba Joseph’s pack and gave the injured prophet as much as he could swallow.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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