as in pitcher
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
a silver ewer in an elaborately ornamented style
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Noun
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Former San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Eduardo Acosta took an unusual route to Major League Baseball.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025 -
Bumgarner put barrel to ball and sent it over the left-field fence, becoming the first pitcher to ever homer against Kershaw.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The jugs cost 600 pounds, and have already been restocked due to demand.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nod to nature with an antique jug of faux or real autumn foliage.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just add a cup of lentils to the mix, and enjoy the extra benefits.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
25 Sep. 2025
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Emptying the dust cup was simple thanks to clear arrow indicators, although detaching it from the wand first added a small inconvenience.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
12 Sep. 2024
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Their crop: wine, so fine the poet Dante sang its praises and medieval kings and popes guzzled it by the flagon.—
Julia Buckley,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Nov. 2023
Noun
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Kevin Gausman shook two champagne bottles in preparation.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully, there are better alternatives in this case, and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide hiding in your medicine cabinet or under your bathroom sink is surprisingly an acceptable option.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Ewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ewer. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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