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
The bottom line: Spring training is in full swing, and plenty of fans remain optimistic that ace pitcher Paul Skenes can help turn things around.
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Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
In the first half of the campaign, the $136.5 million offseason addition was one of the best pitchers in baseball.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The bigger boost, the Angels hope, will be getting more out of the young pitchers.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025
Every season, any chance of a full upward rise in trajectory has been stymied either by injury or a spell with command issues, handcuffing the hard-throwing right-handed pitcher from ever truly reaching his potential.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
In the first half of the campaign, the $136.5 million offseason addition was one of the best pitchers in baseball.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The bigger boost, the Angels hope, will be getting more out of the young pitchers.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025
Every season, any chance of a full upward rise in trajectory has been stymied either by injury or a spell with command issues, handcuffing the hard-throwing right-handed pitcher from ever truly reaching his potential.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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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
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As someone who would typically choose a cappuccino over a cup of drip coffee, the idea of waking up every morning and enjoying the perfect mug of milky espresso from the comfort of my own home seemed like the pinnacle of luxury.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appétit,
19 Feb. 2025
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After all, most foods aren’t exactly loaded with the stuff; whole grains are some of the richest sources (a cup of whole-wheat pasta has nine grams and the same amount of oatmeal has 10).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To get their money back, consumers can return the empty bottles to a store, reverse vending machine or drop-off point.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Shampoo and conditioner bottles come with screw caps that can be replaced with plastic pumps for easier applications.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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