as in container
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation
place all wrappers in the trash receptacles at the entrances of the theater
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Recent Examples of receptacle
Fresh milk pours into a plastic receptacle below her.
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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
Formed to offer genetic testing services directly to consumers, who spit into a receptacle and mailed it to the company for DNA analysis, its founders included Anne Wojcicki, who was married to Google co-founder Sergei Brin at the time.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In the footage, the individual pulls up to the secluded dumpster in their car and quickly dumps the cat on top of the overflowing trash receptacle.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The outside of these types of receptacles need a bit of buffing with a dry microfiber towel to rid of fingerprints, smudges, and stains.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
Formed to offer genetic testing services directly to consumers, who spit into a receptacle and mailed it to the company for DNA analysis, its founders included Anne Wojcicki, who was married to Google co-founder Sergei Brin at the time.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In the footage, the individual pulls up to the secluded dumpster in their car and quickly dumps the cat on top of the overflowing trash receptacle.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The outside of these types of receptacles need a bit of buffing with a dry microfiber towel to rid of fingerprints, smudges, and stains.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptacle
container
Noun
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Gill’s truckers, who haul goods from the Port of Oakland, typically move 50 containers a week.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Store individual portions in freezer-safe containers with little headroom (to prevent freezer burn).—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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“Receptacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptacle. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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