receptacle
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Fortunately, there’s a constitutional position that serves as a political blame receptacle: the vice president.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
During an in-flight refueling mission, a rigid pipe is lowered from the tanker part of the aircraft and inserted into a small receptacle on the receiving aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri described her collection as "demonstrating how clothing is a receptacle that affirms cultural, aesthetic and social codes".
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
L.A.’s devastating fires are only the latest episode in which the ocean has served as an unappreciated receptacle for trash and hazards originating on land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
Brockway took a shovel and scooped up a load of brown crystals from a pile on the floor, pitching them skillfully into a receptacle on top of the machine.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
These items are receptacles of love and apple sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
In other words, millions of cameras in public and private spaces throughout the country are currently pivoting from documentary receptacles into digital security guards.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2023
This is where the chocolate would be poured into ornate receptacles before being conveyed to the king or queen.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023
They block pedestrian traffic, trash receptacles, benches and cars picking up passengers who struggle to get luggage through the gantlet without knocking them all down.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
But I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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