tub

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Recent Examples of tub Kansas City Parks and Rec staff used eight tubs of red dye to turn the historic fountain into a vivid sea of crimson, becoming a rallying point for fans. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 She and her siblings were bathed in an aluminum tub in the kitchen, with hot water added from a kettle. Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Think cloud-like beds, balconies that hover over the ocean, soaking tubs meant for two, and roomy showers with windows that overlook the ocean. Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 Each room features bright and open interiors, standalone tubs, and spa-like bathrooms the size of a Manhattan studio apartment. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tub 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tub
Noun
  • Crops had to be cut, stacked, and heated in vats that attracted vermin and were a breeding ground for viruses.
    Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Zoom in: The massive vat was one of three vessels made for Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II of Jaipur in 1894.
    Shafaq Patel, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.
    Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Russia has lost 213 vehicles, including tanks, armored fighting vehicles, cars, and cisterns in Ukraine on February 11, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Everything has been sensitively restored, including fragments of Iznik tiles, wall paintings, and hidden Byzantine cisterns.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Riders still get the panoramic views of a gondola, but the wait is longer, and the cabin is less comfortable (with standing room and only two seats in each) than those developed for cities in Latin America, Europe and North Africa.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
  • More than 180 people were evacuated from the Winter Park gondola on Dec. 21 when a metal beam on a lift tower broke.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The idea that some bankers from Goldman and Bank of America will go into the guts of some of Europe's largest institutional space companies and emerge with a lean, competitive entity seems far-fetched, to put it mildly, Ars reports.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The same week that Musk’s teams at DOGE were threatening to lay off tens of thousands of federal workers, bankers who loaned him billions of dollars to buy Twitter were bracing for losses and trying to unload the loans on others.
    Bernard Condon, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.
    Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • When a prime specimen was chosen, the men set off in a whaleboat rowed by a crew.
    Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • This kart racing game took some big swings, with the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or airplane, a story mode, and some fantastic multiplayer modes.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The group also deployed a hovercraft to Nashville and a K-9 search unit is en route.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • In 2023, a Venetian boat company banned the couple after images surfaced of them in a compromising position in the back of a water taxi.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Bear Glacier can only be accessed by helicopter or water taxi, and Liquid Adventures’ small group stand-up paddleboard tours often have the lake to themselves.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Tub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tub. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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