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
For example, a pitcher with an ERA of 3.00 when the league average is 4.50 is better than a pitcher with an ERA of 3.00 when the league average is 3.50.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
There’s no doubt Ryan has the tools to be a very good pitcher.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman had a rough outing against the New York Yankees on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Billed as a matchup between the National League’s best arms, Friday night’s pitchers duel lived up to expectations.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
There’s no doubt Ryan has the tools to be a very good pitcher.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman had a rough outing against the New York Yankees on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Billed as a matchup between the National League’s best arms, Friday night’s pitchers duel lived up to expectations.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 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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One of our last photos of him was taken inside that diner, grinning at us over an orange coffee cup.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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The drink gained nationwide popularity in December 2021 when singer Olivia Rodrigo posted a picture of herself holding a Swig cup on Instagram.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Both soda companies and their distributors have claimed that their plastic bottles are recyclable.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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In the indictment against Combs filed in September 2024, prosecutors alleged that federal authorities found 1,000 bottles of baby oil after raiding the mogul's homes, though his attorney disputed the number.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
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
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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