as in box
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a storage bin for hats and gloves put plastics in this recycling bin, and glass in that one
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Recent Examples of bin
The infant’s body was found in a car seat behind a trash bin in the city of Bellflower, according to previous Bee reporting.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Additionally, the materials used in securing items to racks and keeping bin tops pressed down were quite substantial.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Photos taken by Reuters in Birmingham this month show mounds of uncollected trash overflowing from collection bins and dumpsters.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Recycling bins are available throughout the property.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Additionally, the materials used in securing items to racks and keeping bin tops pressed down were quite substantial.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Photos taken by Reuters in Birmingham this month show mounds of uncollected trash overflowing from collection bins and dumpsters.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Recycling bins are available throughout the property.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bin
Noun
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Hader unleashed a slider that started in the zone and ended in the right-handed batter’s box.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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On entry, the room looks like an Amazon warehouse, with boxes piled to the ceiling.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This level of protection came to prominence when Apple added it to iPhones last year, reportedly frustrating law enforcement agencies which could not tap into phones retrieved from evidence lockers even with USB forensic toolkits.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Sunday morning, McIlroy opened his locker to a note from Angel Cabrera, the 2009 champion who played with McIlroy that day.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On a bluff in Pacific Palisades, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, sit the Eames House and workshop, their rectangular structures nestled between the trunks of century-old eucalyptus trees.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Apr. 2025
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Amidst clips of blooming flowers, ocean waves, and tree trunks, however, eagle-eyed well-wishers also noticed two dogs walking behind a man presumed to be William in the video.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Examination of his head and chest found no abnormalities, with a normal heart function and normal results for his abdomen.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Ortega was shot twice in the chest on Quincy Ave.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cut to an old service elevator with a big, black crate sitting at its center.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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An Altair was about the size of an apple crate, with no screen, just lights and switches on the front.—
Monica Nickelsburg,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Bin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bin. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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