as in bowl
a large tub or barrel used especially for holding liquids
a vat of cooking oil
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Recent Examples of vat
But the North Pole is simply too fickle to build a stable 1 billion ton vat of ice hooked up with high tech monitors.
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Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
The teaser ended with a shot of Lucy rising up out of a vat of hot, pink primordial goo.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Since taking over the reins at City Hall, killing rodents has been a big focus for Adams, who as Brooklyn borough president showcased a macabre rat trap that plunges the four-legged creatures into a vat of toxic goo.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2024
David Landes, in The Unbound Prometheus, made even the humble vat of grease a hidden hero of the Industrial Revolution.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
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Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
The teaser ended with a shot of Lucy rising up out of a vat of hot, pink primordial goo.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Since taking over the reins at City Hall, killing rodents has been a big focus for Adams, who as Brooklyn borough president showcased a macabre rat trap that plunges the four-legged creatures into a vat of toxic goo.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2024
David Landes, in The Unbound Prometheus, made even the humble vat of grease a hidden hero of the Industrial Revolution.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vat
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Step 3 In a small bowl, stir together half of the Sichuan pepper oil, 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil, the oyster sauce, sesame oil, and remaining soy sauce and sugar and set aside.Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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Pho, a broth soup with rice noodles and meat, feels like a hug in a bowl, and is comfort food in any type of weather (even the humid summers).Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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After receiving information from this informant, authorities were able to test Gonzalez’s DNA against the Gatorade bottle and airbags in the car, when Gonzalez was arrested in an unrelated car theft investigation last April, according to court records.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Fast forward to 2019 when Zachary Joseph and Andrew English purchased the rights to the distillery name and partnered with Troy LeBlanc to source and bottle whiskeys under the labels once produced at the old distillery.Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Dodgers announced their signing of Ohtani on Dec. 11, while the San Francisco Giants didn't pick up Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Blake Snell until March 19, less than two weeks before Opening Day.David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Lopez wasn't alone among pitchers who made the transition from a bullpen to a starting rotation after signing as a free agent last winter.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The bottled water industry generates more than 600 billion plastic bottles and containers a year, according to a 2023 report.Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Store the mixture in an airtight container or single-serving snack bags for a quick and easy late-night snack.Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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One balanced chunks of concrete in its metal bucket, and a reporter remarked that encampment residents had surely not been the ones to pour that cement.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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In her bucket of fries is a scroll telling her that a hidden immunity idol is sewn into the corner of the tarp in the middle of the camp.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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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
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Microsoft emails have been in the news recently as they were being hacked by a man accused of a hack-and-trade fraud, but this is an entirely different kettle of malicious phish.Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Electric kettles are a great small appliance that provide an easy way to heat water without having to use your stove.Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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The traditional way to keep track is to put beans in a jar.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Each prepares eaters for the ultimate sour flavor, which has yet to be introduced, the Final Boss Sour, described as a jar of expired pickles.Richard Collings, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Vat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vat. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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