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
The Yankees began the season with three pitchers on the injured list, including ace Gerrit Cole, who underwent season-ending elbow surgery last month, and Luis Gil, who is expected to be out until at least June with a lat strain.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Cincinnati has a lot of pitchers who could throw at the big league level, including Andrew Abbott and Rhett Lowder, to take Martinez's spot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Neither pitcher for the Lancers recorded a strikeout but combined to allow just three hits.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Gabriel’s older brother David, 22, is a very promising right-handed pitcher in the Texas Rangers’ system.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Cincinnati has a lot of pitchers who could throw at the big league level, including Andrew Abbott and Rhett Lowder, to take Martinez's spot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Neither pitcher for the Lancers recorded a strikeout but combined to allow just three hits.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Gabriel’s older brother David, 22, is a very promising right-handed pitcher in the Texas Rangers’ system.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
Noun
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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
Noun
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Add 2 cups water and a generous pinch or two of salt; bring to a boil.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Springtime is often a special time for European soccer players – league titles and cup competitions are often decided in April and May.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The resort is also 95% plastic free, offering reusable aluminum bottles to be used at water stations and there’s also sustainable service ware.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Using a bottle jack to adjust the height of the staircase.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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Paintings of elaborate feasts hang alongside beautiful and unique dishes, ewers and platters, and glimpses of recipes through historical cookbooks.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Sep. 2024
Noun
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
12 Sep. 2024
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Their crop: wine, so fine the poet Dante sang its praises and medieval kings and popes guzzled it by the flagon.—
Julia Buckley,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Nov. 2023
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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