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 As a pitcher, know that the hitters are uncomfortable. —
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Dodgers pitcher Will Klein got a custom glove with a Pokeman card implant. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Michael Wacha tossed six solid innings for Kansas City in a matchup between two of baseball's most dominant pitchers early this year. —CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 One is Ashley swirling her period blood in Josh and Lindsay’s pitcher of orange juice. —Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pitcher
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Dodgers pitcher Will Klein got a custom glove with a Pokeman card implant. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Michael Wacha tossed six solid innings for Kansas City in a matchup between two of baseball's most dominant pitchers early this year. —CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 One is Ashley swirling her period blood in Josh and Lindsay’s pitcher of orange juice. —Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pitcher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
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We are put in charge of making our own way, through tapestries and tea sets, past ancient jug and contemporary sphinx, without heavy-handed authoritative direction.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Gross held up a large jug of Clorox bleach and a brown bottle of hydrogen peroxide to show the jury what was used for disinfecting, then played a short video on how the process worked.— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Guardiola used a four-man ‘non-press’, where City’s forwards formed a line and waited for their opponents to find a pass, knowing that Arsenal’s centre-backs — and cup goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga — had a comparatively limited passing range.— Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of loyalty program members are using their personal cups to earn double stars on their orders.— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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It’s understood that there’s nothing more difficult than being a successful editor, therapist, or author, even with a stash of pill bottles in a wicker basket beside an opulent floral arrangement.— Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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At the core of Porta is a temperature control system designed to adapt to the specific wine bottle housed inside.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.— Violet Goldstone, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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