pitcher

as in jug
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table

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Recent Examples of pitcher In exchange for the 32-year-old, the Yankees received right-handed pitcher Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson, the team announced Friday. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024 Whether serving your wine in individual glasses or a large pitcher, garnishes are necessary for finalizing the concoction. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024 Regardless of your sangria flavor profile, the beverage pro recommends saving plenty of fresh garnishes for each individual serving rather than putting all the fruit and herbs directly into the pitcher. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024 The latest: The Cubs reportedly traded star Cody Bellinger to the Yankees late Tuesday and are in the running for Japanese megastar and free agent pitcher Rōki Sasaki. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pitcher 
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Noun
  • Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.
    Staff report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Some of the items on Ivanna’s Christmas list included clothes, a Stanley cup, a $150 Sprayground backpack and pho.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Open bar with fancy cocktails, but served in Solo cups to keep you feeling like part of the humble proletariat.
    Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The 2024 Woodford Reserve bottle retails for $55 available in stores and online.
    Gege Reed, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Use a Bottle Brush to Clean Hard-to-Reach Buildup Use a soft bristle bottle brush to wash out buildup or scrub stains in high-walled wine glasses and champagne flutes.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Paintings of elaborate feasts hang alongside beautiful and unique dishes, ewers and platters, and glimpses of recipes through historical cookbooks.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Among these are an Indo-Portuguese brass and mother-of-pearl ewer from the early 17th century, and Carolina’s favorite: a portrait of Doña Isidora Navarro, a daughter of a large, upper-class Spanish family.
    Caitie Kelly Kin Woo Kate Guadagnino Nicole DeMarco Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
  • 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

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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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