as in box
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a storage bin for hats and gloves put plastics in this recycling bin, and glass in that one
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Recent Examples of bin
The consumer can drop off any beauty package at any of our 3,300+ bin locations across the U.S. and Canada.
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Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2025
Cities or building owners may have to buy new bins and maintain them.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
These best-selling bins are a shopper favorite, garnering more than 3,400 five-star ratings from customers.
—Rachel Trujillo, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
Though the cafés offer recycling bins, a recent CBS News investigation found that many of those cups don't actually end up getting recycled.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2025
Cities or building owners may have to buy new bins and maintain them.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
These best-selling bins are a shopper favorite, garnering more than 3,400 five-star ratings from customers.
—Rachel Trujillo, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
Though the cafés offer recycling bins, a recent CBS News investigation found that many of those cups don't actually end up getting recycled.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bin
Noun
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Next Chapter Sonos is reportedly readying a new video streaming box designed to expand its reach deeper into the home theater marketplace.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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With the technology, anyone can generate videos — like a herd of woolly mammoths trotting through a snowy meadow — simply by typing a sentence into a box on a computer screen.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While watching a video replay of the blitz at his locker, McDuffie broke it down further.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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Last July, Sotheby's sold Bryant's Staples Center locker for $2.9 million, per ESPN.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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More than a decade after a woman was found dead inside the trunk of her burning car, her ex-boyfriend has been arrested and charged, California prosecutors say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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That same month, it was announced that Louis Vuitton, another one of LVMH’s maisons, would become the title partner for the first race of the season in Melbourne and have trackside signage at the event and provide the trophy trunks.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Kendrick Lamar kept teasers about his Super Bowl LIX halftime show close to his chest in the days leading up to his history-making performance as the first rapper to perform at the game solo.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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The victim had been stabbed in the face, chest and left arm, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The only person home at the time was able to safely escape, holding a crate carrying two of his pet dogs, Guzman said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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The clip shows Chappell inside a crate at the shelter, growling and barking through the glass.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Bin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bin. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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