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
Keep in mind that not all overhead bins will accommodate this bag once fully expanded.
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Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
That's where product design comes into play, like the recycling bins in Petaluma with openings that match the shape and purple color of the cups.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Leilani was accused of assaulting her son with an unknown object before disposing of the body in a trash bin.
—Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Security video from the apartment complex showed a man wearing a shirt with a distinctive pattern throwing something into a trash bin.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
That's where product design comes into play, like the recycling bins in Petaluma with openings that match the shape and purple color of the cups.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Leilani was accused of assaulting her son with an unknown object before disposing of the body in a trash bin.
—Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Security video from the apartment complex showed a man wearing a shirt with a distinctive pattern throwing something into a trash bin.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bin
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Two weeks postpartum, our first visitors were Karen and Wayne, along with them 12 jars of marinara clinking together in a giant cardboard box.Anna Noyes, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dean’s project, in fact, was inspired by a particular box, made in 1961 by Robert Morris.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hundreds of Berkeley’s roughly 844 unsheltered residents access services through the Dorothy Day House each day – services such as warm meals, showers, clean clothes, storage lockers, housing support, job training and a safe bed to sleep.Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Today, officers searched storage lockers, trash cans, storm drains and more in the hunt for the bag which could provide crucial evidence.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Instead, look for lightweight folding ones that can be tucked away in the trunk.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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After one particularly challenging transcontinental flight with a diaper blowout and a toddler with motion sickness, my husband disembarked in foggy San Francisco wearing just swim trunks and a short-sleeve T-shirt.Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Shortness of breath in the middle of the night with no chest pain.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Babies may also develop pneumonia — which may cause chest pain that gets worse when a child breathes or coughs — seizures and deydration.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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No worries about weight restrictions or crate dimensions here — just a whole group of people with the same love of dogs and the same feeling of relief.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
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Take, for instance, his eight-foot-long Double Knot table, which borrows its texture from the egg crate.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Bin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bin. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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